信濃川と阿賀野川ではどちらが長いですか。

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English Translation

Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?

Furigana

信濃川(しなのがわ)と阿賀野川(あがのがわ)ではどちらが長(なが)いですか。

Romanji

Shinanogawa to Aganogawa de wa dochira ga nagai desu ka.

Words

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

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

が (が)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

です (です)

be; is

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