人質の運命はその交渉の結果にかかっている。

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English Translation

The fate of the hostages depends on the result of the negotiation.

Furigana

人質(ひとじち)の運命(うんめい)はその交渉(こうしょう)の結果(けっか)にかかっている。

Romanji

Hitojichi no unmei wa sono kōshō no kekka ni kakatteiru.

Words

人質 (ひとじち)

hostage

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

運命 (うんめい)

fate; destiny; lot

は (は)

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

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...

交渉 (こうしょう)

negotiations; discussions; connection

結果 (けっか)

result; consequence; outcome; effect; coming to fruition; bearing fruit

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

掛かる (かかる)

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on