彼は野球またはフットボールのどちらかが好きだ。

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English Translation

He likes either baseball or football.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は野球(やきゅう)またはフットボールのどちらかが好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Kare wa yakyū mataha futtobo-ru no dochira ka ga suki da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

野球 (やきゅう)

baseball

又は (または)

or; otherwise

フットボール (フットボール)

football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)

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

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

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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