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Zach

どうして彼女としりあったのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして 彼女 しりあった です

English Translation

How did you get acquainted with her?

Furigana

どうして彼女(かのじょ)としりあったのですか。

Romanji

Dōshite kanojo to shiriatta no desu ka.

Words

如何して (どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
知り合う (しりあう)
to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance
()
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
()
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: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female