彼は生徒の質問責めに困っているところだ。

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English Translation

He is being harassed by a flood of questions from his students.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は生徒(せいと)の質問(しつもん)責(せ)めに困(こま)っているところだ。

Romanji

Kare wa seito no shitsumon seme ni komatteiru tokoro da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

生徒 (せいと)

pupil

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

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

責め (せめ)

persecution; blame; responsibility

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

困る (こまる)

to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative