彼らはけんかをしているのではなく、劇の稽古をしているところだ。
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English Translation
They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera wa kenka o shiteiru no de wa naku, geki no keiko o shiteiru tokoro da.
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
喧嘩
(けんか)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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.
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
無い
(ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
劇
(げき)
drama; play; powerful drug
稽古
(けいこ)
practice; practising; training; study
所
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing