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生徒たちはくだらない質問で先生を困らせた。

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生徒たち くだらない 質問 先生 困らせた

English Translation

The students bothered the teacher with silly questions.

Furigana

生徒(せいと)たちはくだらない質問(しつもん)先生(せんせい)(こま)らせた。

Romanji

Seitotachi wa kudaranai shitsumon de sensei o komaraseta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
下らない (くだらない)
good-for-nothing; stupid; trivial; worthless
質問 (しつもん)
question; inquiry; enquiry
(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.
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
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.
困る (こまる)
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ
Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
Readings: シツ、 シチ、 チ、 たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ
Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed