なぜそんなに悲しんでいるのか、と私は彼に尋ねた。
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English Translation
I asked him why he is so sad.
Furigana
なぜそんなに悲 しんでいるのか、と私 は彼 に尋 ねた。
Romanji
Naze sonnani kanashindeiru no ka, to watashi wa kare ni tazuneta.
Words
何故
(なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
そんなに
(そんなに)
so much; so; like that
悲しむ
(かなしむ)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
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
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
尋ねる
(たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate