何故そう思うの？

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何故 そう 思う の ？

English Translation

Why do you think so?

Furigana

何故(なぜ)そう思(おも)うの？

Romanji

Naze sō omou no?

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

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

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think