その洞穴はその少年たちによって発見されたのですか。

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English Translation

Was the cave found by the boys?

Furigana

その洞穴(ほらあな)はその少年(しょうねん)たちによって発見(はっけん)されたのですか。

Romanji

Sono horaana wa sono shōnentachi niyotte hakkensareta no desu ka.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

洞穴 (どうけつ、ほらあな)

cave; den; grotto

は (は)

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

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

発見 (はっけん)

discovery; detection; finding

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