どうしていいかわからず、私たちは警察に電話した。
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English Translation
Not knowing what to do, we telephoned the police.
Furigana
どうしていいかわからず、私 たちは警察 に電話 した。
Romanji
Dōshite ii ka wakarazu, watashitachi wa keisatsu ni denwashita.
Words
如何して
(どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
いい
(いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
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
分かる
(わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
警察
(けいさつ)
police; police officer; police station
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
電話
(でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone