動物はなぜ火を恐れると思いますか。
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English Translation
Why do you think animals dread fire?
Furigana
Romanji
Dōbutsu wa naze hi o osoreru to omoimasu ka.
Words
動物
(どうぶつ)
animal
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何故
(なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
火
(ひ)
fire; flame; blaze
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.
恐れる
(おそれる)
to fear; to be afraid of
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う
(おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
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
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: キョウ、 おそ.れる、 おそ.る、 おそ.ろしい、 こわ.い、 こわ.がる
Meanings: fear, dread, awe
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think