あの背の高い人は何を弾いているの？

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あの背の高い人は何を弾いているの？

English Translation

What's that tall man playing?

Furigana

あの背(せ)の高(たか)い人(ひと)は何(なに)を弾(ひ)いているの？

Romanji

Ano se no takai hito wa nani o hiiteiru no?

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

背 (せい)

height; stature

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

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.

弾く (はじく)

to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)