なんで聞くの？
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English Translation
Why do you ask?
Furigana
なんで聞 くの？
Romanji
Nande kiku no?
Words
何で
(なんで)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
聞く
(きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
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
Kanji
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen