女性が男性よりも長生きするのはなぜだろう。

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English Translation

I wonder why women live longer than men.

Furigana

女性(じょせい)が男性(だんせい)よりも長生(ながい)きするのはなぜだろう。

Romanji

Josei ga dansei yori mo nagaikisuru no wa naze darou.

Words

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

が (が)

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

男性 (だんせい)

man; male; masculine gender

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

長生き (ながいき)

longevity; long life

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

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

だ (だ)

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