何が彼を帰宅する気にさせたのか。

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何 が 彼 を 帰宅する 気 に させた の か 。

English Translation

What tempted him to come home?

Furigana

何(なに)が彼(かれ)を帰宅(きたく)する気(き)にさせたのか。

Romanji

Nani ga kare o kitakusuru ki ni saseta no ka.

Words

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

帰宅 (きたく)

returning home

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

Kanji

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

宅

Reading: タク

Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood