どうしてそんなに熱心に働くの、とクララは私に言った。

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English Translation

Clara asked me why I worked so hard.

Furigana

どうしてそんなに熱心(ねっしん)に働(はたら)くの、とクララは私(わたし)に言(い)った。

Romanji

Dōshite sonnani nesshin ni hataraku no, to kurara wa watashi ni itta.

Words

如何して (どうして)

why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for

そんなに (そんなに)

so much; so; like that

熱心 (ねっしん)

zeal; enthusiasm

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

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

苦参 (くらら、クララ)

Sophora flavescens

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise