いつその島をはじめて見たか教えて下さい。

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English Translation

Tell me when you first saw the island.

Furigana

いつその島(しま)をはじめて見(み)たか教(おし)えて下(くだ)さい。

Romanji

I tsu sono shima o hajimete mita ka oshiete kudasai.

Words

要る (いる)

to need; to want

つ (つ)

indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound 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...

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

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.

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

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

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct

下さる (くださる)

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor