メアリーがこのスカートを買ったのはいつですか。
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English Translation
When was it that Mary bought this skirt?
Furigana
メアリーがこのスカートを買 ったのはいつですか。
Romanji
Meari- ga kono suka-to o katta no wa i tsu desu ka.
Words
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
スカート
(スカート)
skirt
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.
買う
(かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
要る
(いる)
to need; to want
つ
(つ)
indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
です
(です)
be; is
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
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy