私の父はいつ出発するのか尋ねた。

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私 の 父 は い つ 出発する の か 尋ねた 。

English Translation

My father asked when to start.

Furigana

私(わたし)の父(ちち)はいつ出発(しゅっぱつ)するのか尋(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Watashi no chichi wa i tsu shuppatsusuru no ka tazuneta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

つ (つ)

indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

出発 (しゅっぱつ)

departure

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

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

尋

Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ

Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for