それはどうして起こったのですか。
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English Translation
How did it come about?
Furigana
それはどうして起 こったのですか。
Romanji
Sore wa dōshite okotta no desu ka.
Words
其れ
(それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何して
(どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
起こる
(おこる)
to occur; to happen
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
です
(です)
be; is
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
Kanji
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up