彼の家は何階建てですか。

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彼 の 家 は 何 階建て です か 。

English Translation

How many stories does his house have?

Furigana

彼(かれ)の家(いえ)は何(なん)階建(かいだ)てですか。

Romanji

Kare no ie wa nan kaidate desu ka.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

階建 (かいだて)

an N-storey building

です (です)

be; is

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

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

階

Readings: カイ、 きざはし

Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

建

Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ

Meaning: build