彼は逃げるか逃げないかのうちにまた捕まった。

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彼 は 逃げる か 逃げない か の うちに また 捕まった 。

English Translation

He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は逃(に)げるか逃(に)げないかのうちにまた捕(つか)まった。

Romanji

Kare wa nigeru ka nigenai ka no uchini mata tsukamatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away

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

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

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

又 (また)

again; and; also; still (doing something)

捕まる (つかまる)

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi); to be detained by

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

逃

Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる

Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free

捕

Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる

Meanings: catch, capture