あなたは自由な時間をどのように過ごしますか。

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English Translation

How did you spend your free time?

Furigana

あなたは自由(じゆう)な時間(じかん)をどのように過(す)ごしますか。

Romanji

Anata wa jiyūna jikan o dono yōni sugoshimasu ka.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

自由 (じゆう)

freedom; liberty; as it pleases you

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

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.

何の (どの)

which; what (way)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

過ごす (すごす)

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support; to overdo; to do too much; to ... without acting on it

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

Kanji

自

Readings: ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

由

Readings: ユ、ユウ、ユイ、よし、よ.る

Meanings: wherefore, a reason

時

Readings: ジ、とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

間

Readings: カン、ケン、あいだ、ま、あい

Meanings: interval, space

過

Readings: カ、す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、す.ごす、あやま.つ、あやま.ち、よ.ぎる

Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error