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Zach

どうしてそんなに古い車がほしいのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして そんなに 古い ほしい です

English Translation

What do you want such an old car for?

Furigana

どうしてそんなに(ふる)(くるま)がほしいのですか。

Romanji

Dōshite sonnani furui kuruma ga hoshii 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
そんなに (そんなに)
so much; so; like that
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
欲しい (ほしい)
wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to
()
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: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car