彼はメアリーになぜ彼女のパーティーに遅れたか説明した。

Sentence Analyzer

彼はメアリーになぜ彼女のぱーてぃーに遅れたか説明した。

English Translation

He explained to Mary why he was late for her birthday party.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はメアリーになぜ彼女(かのじょ)のパーティーに遅(おく)れたか説明(せつめい)した。

Romanji

Kare wa Meari- ni naze kanojo no pa-thi- ni okureta ka setsumeishita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

パーティ (パーティ、パーティー)

party

遅れる (おくれる)

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

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

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition