彼らはその問題の調査をはじめた。

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彼ら は その 問題 の 調査 を はじめた 。

English Translation

They began to look into the problem.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはその問題(もんだい)の調査(ちょうさ)をはじめた。

Romanji

Karera wa sono mondai no chōsa o hajimeta.

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

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

調査 (ちょうさ)

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

問

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem

題

Reading: ダイ

Meanings: topic, subject

調

Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える

Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate

査

Reading: サ

Meaning: investigate