友人と家族では、どちらとより長く過ごしていますか？

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English Translation

Do you spend more time with your friends or with your family?

Furigana

友人(ゆうじん)と家族(かぞく)では、どちらとより長(なが)く過(す)ごしていますか？

Romanji

Yūjin to kazoku de wa, dochira to yori nagaku sugoshiteimasu ka?

Words

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

と (と)

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

家族 (かぞく)

family; members of a family

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it

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