「花子と太郎のどちらが若いですか」「太郎です」

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「 花子 と 太郎 の どちら が 若い です か 」 「 太郎 です 」

English Translation

"Who is younger, Hanako or Taro?" "Taro is."

Furigana

「花子(はなこ)と太郎(たろう)のどちらが若(わか)いですか」「太郎(たろう)です」

Romanji

" Hanako to Tarō no dochira ga wakai desu ka"" Tarō desu"

Words

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)

which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

です (です)

be; is

か (か)

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

Kanji

花

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meaning: flower

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

太

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る

Meanings: plump, thick, big around

郎

Readings: ロウ、 リョウ、 おとこ

Meanings: son, counter for sons

若

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し

Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature