彼女が私にその本をくれたのか、それとも私が自分でそれを買ったのか、と彼は私に尋ねた。

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English Translation

He asked me whether she had given me the book, or if I had bought it myself.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)が私(わたし)にその本(ほん)をくれたのか、それとも私(わたし)が自分(じぶん)でそれを買(か)ったのか、と彼(かれ)は私(わたし)に尋(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Kanojo ga watashi ni sono hon o kureta no ka, soretomo watashi ga jibun de sore o katta no ka, to kare wa watashi ni tazuneta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

呉れる (くれる)

to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given

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

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

其れ共 (それとも)

or; or else

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate