ドーガンはダックスフントをどうつづるのか知らなかった。
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English Translation
Dorgan didn't know how to spell dachshund.
Furigana
ドーガンはダックスフントをどうつづるのか知 らなかった。
Romanji
Do-gan wa dakkusufunto o dō tsuzuru no ka shiranakatta.
Words
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ダックスフント
(ダックスフント)
dachshund
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.
如何
(どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
綴る
(つづる)
to spell; to compose; to frame; to write; to bind together (e.g. the pages of a book); to sew up; to stitch together; to patch
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
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
Kanji
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom