熊はどのくらい眠るのだろうか。
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English Translation
How long does a bear sleep?
Furigana
Romanji
Kuma wa dono kurai nemuru no darou ka.
Words
熊
(くま)
bear (animal)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何の
(どの)
which; what (way)
くらい
(くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
眠る
(ねむる、ねぶる)
to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes
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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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