先生は、月がどういう点で地球と違うかぼくに質問した。

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English Translation

The teacher asked me how the moon differs from the earth.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)は、月(つき)がどういう点(てん)で地球(ちきゅう)と違(ちが)うかぼくに質問(しつもん)した。

Romanji

Sensei wa, tsuki ga dōiu ten de chikyū to chigau ka boku ni shitsumonshita.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

月 (つき)

moon; month

が (が)

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

如何いう (どういう)

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

点 (てん)

spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

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.

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

と (と)

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

違う (ちがう)

to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?; wasn't it?

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

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

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

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry