何故メアリーが彼といっしょにピクニックに行くの。

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何故 メアリー が 彼 と いっしょ に ピクニック に 行く の 。

English Translation

How come Mary is going on a picnic with him?

Furigana

何故(なぜ)メアリーが彼(かれ)といっしょにピクニックに行(い)くの。

Romanji

Naze Meari- ga kare to issho ni pikunikku ni iku no.

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

と (と)

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

一所 (いっしょ、ひとところ)

one place; the same place; one person; together

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

ピクニック (ピクニック)

picnic

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

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

Kanji

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank