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子供の音楽的才能は遺伝によって決まるのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

子供 音楽的 才能 遺伝 によって 決まる です

English Translation

Does a child's musical talent depend on heredity?

Furigana

子供(こども)音楽的(おんがくてき)才能(さいのう)遺伝(いでん)によって()まるのですか。

Romanji

Kodomo no ongakuteki sainō wa iden niyotte kimaru no desu ka.

Words

子供 (こども)
child; children
()
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
音楽的 (おんがくてき)
musical
才能 (さいのう)
talent; ability
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
遺伝 (いでん)
heredity; inherent
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
決まる (きまる)
to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)
です (です)
be; is
()
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

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: イ、 ユイ、 のこ.す
Meanings: bequeath, leave behind, reserve
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint