メアリーの離婚をいつ知ったのか。

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メアリー 離婚 知った

English Translation

When did you learn of Mary's divorce?

Furigana

メアリーの離婚(りこん)をいつ()ったのか。

Romanji

Meari- no rikon o i tsu shitta no ka.

Words

()
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
離婚 (りこん)
divorce
()
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.
要る (いる)
to need; to want
()
indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
()
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

Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom