玄関のカギはどうなっていますか。
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English Translation
How does the front door-lock work?
Furigana
Romanji
Genkan no kagi wa dō natteimasu ka.
Words
玄関
(げんかん)
entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room
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
鉤
(かぎ)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何
(どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
成る
(なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
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