我々の先生は厳しくもあり、かつ優しくもある。

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English Translation

Our teacher is at once stern and kindly.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)の先生(せんせい)は厳(きび)しくもあり、かつ優(やさ)しくもある。

Romanji

Wareware no sensei wa kibishiku mo ari, katsu yasashiku mo aru.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

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

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

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

且つ (かつ)

yet; moreover; and

優しい (やさしい)

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable