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僕が君の立場なら、どうしていいか分からないだろう。

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立場 なら どうして いい 分からない だろう

English Translation

Were I in your position, I shouldn't know what to do.

Furigana

(ぼく)(きみ)立場(たちば)なら、どうしていいか()からないだろう。

Romanji

Boku ga kimi no tachiba nara, dōshite ii ka wakaranai darou.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
立場 (たちば)
standpoint; position; situation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
如何して (どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
()
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
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: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100