昨年の主な出来事は何でしたか。

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昨年 の 主な 出来事 は 何 でした か 。

English Translation

What were the chief events of last year?

Furigana

昨年(さくねん)の主(おも)な出来事(できごと)は何(なに)でしたか。

Romanji

Sakunen no omona dekigoto wa nani deshita ka.

Words

昨年 (さくねん)

last year

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

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

出来事 (できごと、できこと)

incident; affair; happening; event

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

デス (デス)

death

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

Kanji

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

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

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what