父は電気が消えているかどうか確かめる。
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English Translation
Father makes sure that the light is off.
Furigana
Romanji
Chichi wa denki ga kieteiru ka dō ka tashikameru.
Words
父
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
電気
(でんき)
electricity; (electric) light
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
消える
(きえる)
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
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
如何
(どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
確かめる
(たしかめる)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
Kanji
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident