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Zach

私とトニーの関係は今では25年になるが、来春それに終止符を打つべきかどうかわからないでいる。

Sentence Analyzer

トニー 関係 なる 来春 それ 終止符 打つ べき どう わからないでいる

English Translation

My relationship with Tony has lasted twenty-five years now, and I don't know whether to end it next spring or not.

Furigana

(わたし)とトニーの関係(かんけい)(いま)では25(ねん)になるが、来春(らいしゅん)それに終止符(しゅうしふ)()つべきかどうかわからないでいる。

Romanji

Watashi to Toni- no kankei wa ima de wa ni go nen ni naru ga, raishun sore ni shūshifu o utsu beki ka dō ka wakaranaideiru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
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
関係 (かんけい)
relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
(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.
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(ご、いつ、い)
five
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
来春 (らいしゅん、らいはる)
next spring
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
終止符 (しゅうしふ)
full stop; period; end
()
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.
打つ (うつ)
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
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
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Readings: ケイ、 かか.る、 かかり、 -がかり、 かか.わる
Meanings: person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: シュン、 はる
Meanings: springtime, spring (season)
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt
Reading: 
Meanings: token, sign, mark, tally, charm
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen