「君の友達は馬鹿か何かか」と父親はたずねた。

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English Translation

"Is your friend an idiot or what?" asked the father.

Furigana

「君(きみ)の友達(ともだち)は馬鹿(ばか)か何(なに)かか」と父親(ちちおや)はたずねた。

Romanji

" kimi no tomodachi wa baka ka nani ka ka" to chichioya wa tazuneta.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

は (は)

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

馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)

fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

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

何 (なに、なん)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

父親 (ちちおや)

father

尋ねる (たずねる)

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