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幅広い選択の余地があったであろうに。

Sentence Analyzer

幅広い 選択 余地 あった あろう

English Translation

We would have a wide range of alternatives.

Furigana

幅広(はばひろ)選択(せんたく)余地(よち)があったであろうに。

Romanji

Habahiroi sentaku no yochi ga atta de arou ni.

Words

幅広い (はばひろい)
extensive; wide; broad
選択 (せんたく)
selection; choice; option
()
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
余地 (よち)
place; room; margin; scope
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
()
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

Kanji

Readings: フク、 はば
Meanings: hanging scroll, width
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: タク、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: choose, select, elect, prefer
Readings: ヨ、 あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り
Meanings: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth