誰が窓ガラスを割ったのかと彼にたずねると、少年達は皆自分ではないという顔をした。

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誰が窓がらすを割ったのかと彼にたずねると、少年達は皆自分ではないという顔をした。

English Translation

When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.

Furigana

誰(だれ)が窓(まど)ガラスを割(わ)ったのかと彼(かれ)にたずねると、少年達(しょうねんたち)は皆(みな)自分(じぶん)ではないという顔(かお)をした。

Romanji

Dare ga mado garasu o watta no ka to kare ni tazuneru to, shōnentachi wa mina jibun de wa nai toiu kao o shita.

Words

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

が (が)

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

窓 (まど)

window

硝子 (ガラス、しょうし)

glass; pane; vitreous

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.

割る (わる)

to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

は (は)

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

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

顔 (かお、がん)

face; visage; look; expression; countenance; honor; honour; face; influence; notoriety

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to