「もしおまえが私のなぞなぞ答えられたら、私はおまえを無事に通してやる」とスフィンクスは言った。

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English Translation

"I will let you pass safely," the Sphinx said, "if you can answer my riddle."

Furigana

「もしおまえが私(わたし)のなぞなぞ答(こた)えられたら、私(わたし)はおまえを無事(ぶじ)に通(とお)してやる」とスフィンクスは言(い)った。

Romanji

" moshi omae ga watashi no nazo nazo kotaeraretara, watashi wa omae o buji ni tōshiteyaru" to sufyinkusu wa itta.

Words

若し (もし)

if; in case; supposing

お前 (おまえ、おまい、おめえ)

you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior); presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

何ぞ (なんぞ、なにぞ、なぞ)

something; what; why; how

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

を (を)

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.

無事 (ぶじ)

safety; peace; quietness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

通す (とおす)

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass; to allow through; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in; to go through (a middleman); to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); to force to accept; to force agreement; to continue (in a state); to persist in; to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...; to do from beginning to end without a break; to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party; to do to the end; to carry through; to complete

と (と)

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

獅子女 (すふぃんくす、スフィンクス)

sphinx

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise