私はＡかＢのどちらかを選ばなくてはならない。
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English Translation
I had to choose between A and B.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi waei kabi- no dochira ka o erabanakute wanaranai.
Words
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Ａ
(エー、エイ)
A; a
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
Ｂ
(ビー、ベー)
B; b
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
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.
選ぶ
(えらぶ)
to choose; to select
ば
(ば)
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since