両親のどちらかがその会議に行かねばならない。

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両親 の どちら か が その 会議 に 行かねばならない 。

English Translation

Either of my parents must go to the meeting.

Furigana

両親(りょうしん)のどちらかがその会議(かいぎ)に行(い)かねばならない。

Romanji

Ryōshin no dochira ka ga sono kaigi ni ikanebanaranai.

Words

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

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

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

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

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

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

Kanji

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

議

Reading: ギ

Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank