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or; otherwise
furthermore; also
「将」 has another reading with different meanings.
commander; general; leader
行くいくべきか、はた止めるとめるべきか迷っまよった。
I was torn between whether to go or to stop.
これは偶然ぐうぜんか、はた必然ひつぜんか。
Is this coincidence, or is it fate?
彼かれが正しいただしいのか、はた間違いまちがいなのか。
Is he right, or is he wrong?