ケンは彼のお父さんの容態を尋ねた。

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けんは彼のお父さんの容態を尋ねた。

English Translation

Ken inquired about his father.

Furigana

ケンは彼(かれ)のお父(とう)さんの容態(ようだい)を尋(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Ken wa kare no otōsan no yōdai o tazuneta.

Words

腱 (けん)

tendon

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

容態 (ようだい、ようたい)

condition; state (of health)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate