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Zach

彼はそれらの家をだれが建てたのか知らない。

Sentence Analyzer

それら だれ 建てた 知らない

English Translation

He doesn't know who built those houses.

Furigana

(かれ)はそれらの(いえ)をだれが()てたのか()らない。

Romanji

Kare wa sorera no ie o dare ga tateta no ka shiranai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其れ等 (それら)
those (near the second person)
()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
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.
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
建てる (たてる)
to build; to construct
()
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
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom