昨日メアリーが買ったのは何ですか。

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昨日 メアリー 買った です

English Translation

What was it that Mary bought yesterday?

Furigana

昨日(きのう)メアリーが()ったのは(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Kinō Meari- ga katta no wa nani desu ka.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
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

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what