学校は８時半に始まりますか。
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English Translation
Does school start at eight-thirty?
Furigana
Romanji
Gakkō wa hachi jihan ni hajimarimasu ka.
Words
学校
(がっこう)
school
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
八
(はち、や)
eight
時半
(じはん)
about an hour; short time; half past (the hour)
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
始まる
(はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ハン、 なか.ば
Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin