どのくらいバスを待っているのですか。
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English Translation
How long have you been waiting for the bus?
Furigana
どのくらいバスを待 っているのですか。
Romanji
Dono kurai basu o matteiru no desu ka.
Words
何の
(どの)
which; what (way)
くらい
(くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
バス
(バス)
bus; bath; bass
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.
待つ
(まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
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
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: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on