彼がなぜ仕事をやめたのかは謎だ。

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彼がなぜ仕事をやめたのかは謎だ。

English Translation

It is a mystery why he quit his job.

Furigana

彼(かれ)がなぜ仕事(しごと)をやめたのかは謎(なぞ)だ。

Romanji

Kare ga naze shigoto o yameta no ka wa nazo da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

を (を)

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.

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

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

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

は (は)

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

謎 (なぞ)

riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery; enigmatic; mysterious

だ (だ)

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