何事が起こったのか誰もが知りたがっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

何事 が 起こった の か 誰 も が 知りたがっていた 。

English Translation

Everybody was anxious to know what had happened.

Furigana

何事(なにごと)が起(お)こったのか誰(だれ)もが知(し)りたがっていた。

Romanji

Nanigoto ga okotta no ka dare mo ga shiritagatteita.

Words

何事 (なにごと)

what; something; everything; nothing (with neg. verb); something or other; unspecified matter

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

起

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up

誰

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た

Meanings: who, someone, somebody

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom