写真の背景にいる男は誰ですか。

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写真の背景にいる男は誰ですか。

English Translation

Who is that man in the background of the picture?

Furigana

写真(しゃしん)の背景(はいけい)にいる男(おとこ)は誰(だれ)ですか。

Romanji

Shashin no haikei ni iru otoko wa dare desu ka.

Words

写真 (しゃしん)

photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie

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

背景 (はいけい)

background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

です (です)

be; is

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