彼女がどうして泣き出したのか私にはわからなかった。

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彼女 が どうして 泣き出した の か 私 に は わからなかった 。

English Translation

I didn't know the reason why she began to cry.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)がどうして泣(な)き出(だ)したのか私(わたし)にはわからなかった。

Romanji

Kanojo ga dōshite nakidashita no ka watashi ni wa wakaranakatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

如何して (どうして)

why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

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

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

泣

Readings: キュウ、 な.く

Meanings: cry, weep, moan

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me