どうして月は夜輝くのか。
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English Translation
How does the moon shine at night?
Furigana
どうして月 は夜 輝 くのか。
Romanji
Dōshite tsuki wa yoru kagayaku no ka.
Words
如何して
(どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
月
(つき)
moon; month
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
夜
(よる、よ)
evening; night
輝く
(かがやく)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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