なぜアメリカ人の両親は自分の子供を誉めるのか。

Sentence Analyzer

なぜあめりか人の両親は自分の子供を誉めるのか。

English Translation

Why do American parents praise their children?

Furigana

なぜアメリカ人(じん)の両親(りょうしん)は自分(じぶん)の子供(こども)を誉(ほ)めるのか。

Romanji

Naze Amerikajin no ryōshin wa jibun no kodomo o homeru no ka.

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

アメリカ人 (アメリカじん)

American person

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

子供 (こども)

child; children

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.

褒める (ほめる)

to praise; to admire; to speak well

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