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彼は二者択一を選ぶことでしょう。武術か死か。

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二者択一 選ぶ こと でしょう 武術

English Translation

Which will he choose I wonder, Martial arts or death?

Furigana

(かれ)二者択一(にしゃたくいつ)(えら)ぶことでしょう。武術(ぶじゅつ)()か。

Romanji

Kare wa nishatakuitsu o erabu koto deshō. bujutsu ka shi ka.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
二者択一 (にしゃたくいつ)
two alternatives; selecting an option (from two alternatives)
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
選ぶ (えらぶ)
to choose; to select
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
デス (デス)
death
武術 (ぶじゅつ)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: タク、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: choose, select, elect, prefer
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: ブ、 ム、 たけ.し
Meanings: warrior, military, chivalry, arms
Readings: ジュツ、 すべ
Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die