彼は昨年北海道にいましたか。

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彼は昨年北海道にいましたか。

English Translation

Was he in Hokkaido last year?

Furigana

彼(かれ)は昨年(さくねん)北海道(ほっかいどう)にいましたか。

Romanji

Kare wa sakunen Hokkaidō ni imashita ka.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

昨年 (さくねん)

last year

北海道 (ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

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