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そこのブロッコリーは
こうか
高価
であるか
ひんしつ
品質
が
わる
悪
いかのどちらかだ。
The broccoli is either costly or of poor quality.
Grammar and points of interest
other forms of です other forms of です
 
そこのブロッコリーは高価であるか品質が悪いかのどちらかだ。
particle か particle か
 
embedded / indirect questions
そこのブロッコリーは高価であるか品質が悪いかのどちらかだ。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
noun
1. there (place relatively near listener)  (see also: 何処, 此処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. there (place just mentioned); that place
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ブ ロ ッ コ リ ー 2
Most common form: ブロッコリ
noun
broccoli
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こ う か 1
high price
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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ひ ん し つ 0
noun
(material) quality
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わ る い 2
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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ど ち ら 1
1. which way; which direction; where  (see also: 此方, 其方, 彼方; どちら is polite; often written with kana only)
2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
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Kanji
高
コウ   expensive; high   たか    たかい expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亠
lid
価
カ   あたい price, value   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
覀
west
品
ヒン    elegance   しな goods   
質
シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
悪
アク   オ   わるい bad   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
亜
ア    Asia; rank next   
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