なぜ、ムスリムの人たちは、土葬にこだわるのか。
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English Translation
Why do Muslims place such importance on burial?
Furigana
なぜ、ムスリムの人 たちは、土葬 にこだわるのか。
Romanji
Naze, musurimu no hitotachi wa, dosō ni kodawaru no ka.
Words
何故
(なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
ムスリム
(ムスリム、モスレム、モスリム)
Muslim; Moslem
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
人達
(ひとたち)
people
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
土葬
(どそう)
burial; interment
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
拘わる
(こだわる)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive; to be fixated
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