ジョンはメアリーに買い物に行きたいかどうか尋ねた。
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English Translation
John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping.
Furigana
ジョンはメアリーに買 い物 に行 きたいかどうか尋 ねた。
Romanji
Jon wa Meari- ni kaimono ni ikitai ka dō ka tazuneta.
Words
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
買い物
(かいもの)
shopping; purchased goods
行く
(いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
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
如何
(どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
尋ねる
(たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate