私は彼が誰であるか尋ねた。

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私 は 彼 が 誰 で ある か 尋ねた 。

English Translation

I asked who he was.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)が誰(だれ)であるか尋(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare ga dare de aru ka tazuneta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

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

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

誰

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た

Meanings: who, someone, somebody

尋

Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ

Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for