彼らは今、京都か大阪のどちらかにいる。

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彼らは今、京都か大阪のどちらかにいる。

English Translation

They are now either in Kyoto or in Osaka.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは今(いま)、京都(きょうと)か大阪(おおさか)のどちらかにいる。

Romanji

Karera wa ima, Kyōto ka Ōsaka no dochira ka ni iru.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

京都 (きょうと)

Kyoto

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

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)

Osaka; large hill

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

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want