彼らは私に、名前は何と言うのか、どこの出身か、なぜやって来たのかと尋ねた。

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English Translation

They asked me what my name was, where I came from, and why I had come.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは私(わたし)に、名前(なまえ)は何(なに)と言(い)うのか、どこの出身(しゅっしん)か、なぜやって来(き)たのかと尋(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Karera wa watashi ni, namae wa nani to iu no ka, doko no shusshin ka, naze yattekita no ka to tazuneta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

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)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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

何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

出身 (しゅっしん)

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

やって来る (やってくる)

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

尋ねる (たずねる)

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