科学者たちはこれらの質問に対する答えを見つけ始めた。

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English Translation

Scientists began to find answers to these questions.

Furigana

科学者(かがくしゃ)たちはこれらの質問(しつもん)に対(たい)する答(こた)えを見(み)つけ始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Kagakushatachi wa korera no shitsumon nitaisuru kotae o mitsukehajimeta.

Words

は (は)

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

これ等 (これら)

these

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

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

答え (こたえ、いらえ)

answer; reply; response; solution

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with