ボスには玉石混交のグループとは言われたけれど、俺は玉かな、それとも石なのかな。

Sentence Analyzer

ぼすには玉石混交のぐるーぷとは言われたけれど、俺は玉かな、それとも石なのかな。

English Translation

The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.

Furigana

ボスには玉石混交(ぎょくせきこんこう)のグループとは言(い)われたけれど、俺(おれ)は玉(たま)かな、それとも石(いし)なのかな。

Romanji

Bosu ni wa gyokusekikonkō no guru-pu to wa iwareta keredo, ore wa tama ka na, soretomo ishi na no ka na.

Words

ボス (ボス)

boss

に (に)

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

は (は)

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

玉石混淆 (ぎょくせきこんこう)

mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares

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

グループ (グループ)

group (usu. of people)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

俺 (おれ、おらあ、おり)

I; me

玉 (たま)

ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet; bulb (i.e. a light bulb); lens (of glasses, etc.); bead (of an abacus); ball (i.e. a testicle); gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); person (when commenting on their nature); character; item, funds or person used as part of a plot; egg; coin; precious; beautiful; excellent

か (か)

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

な (な)

(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

其れ共 (それとも)

or; or else

石 (いし)

stone; gem; jewel

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative