自らの墓穴を掘る。
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English Translation
He is digging his own grave.
Furigana
Romanji
Mizukara no boketsu o horu.
Words
自ら
(みずから)
for one's self; personally
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
墓穴
(ぼけつ、はかあな)
grave, specifically the hole in the ground
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.
掘る
(ほる)
to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex