ベンはどちらかと言えば分別のある人だった。
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English Translation
Ben, if anything, was a sensible man.
Furigana
ベンはどちらかと言 えば分別 のある人 だった。
Romanji
Ben wa dochira ka to ieba funbetsu no aru hito datta.
Words
便
(べん)
convenience; service; facility; accommodation; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何方
(どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
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
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
分別
(ふんべつ)
discernment; discretion; judgement; judgment; discrimination
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
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
人
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
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
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person