泣いてよいのか笑ってよいのかわからない。

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泣いて よい 笑って よい わからない

English Translation

I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.

Furigana

()いてよいのか(わら)ってよいのかわからない。

Romanji

Naite yoi no ka waratte yoi no ka wakaranai.

Words

泣く (なく)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
良い (よい)
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 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
()
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
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
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: キュウ、 な.く
Meanings: cry, weep, moan
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh