どうして彼らはそんな宗教に入信したのだろうか。

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どうして 彼ら は そんな 宗教 に 入信した の だろう か 。

English Translation

Why did they come to believe in such a religion?

Furigana

どうして彼(かれ)らはそんな宗教(しゅうきょう)に入信(にゅうしん)したのだろうか。

Romanji

Dōshite karera wa sonna shūkyō ni nyūshinshita no darou ka.

Words

如何して (どうして)

why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

そんな (そんな)

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

宗教 (しゅうきょう)

religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed; religious activity

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

入信 (にゅうしん)

entering a faith; joining a religion

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

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

宗

Readings: シュウ、 ソウ、 むね

Meanings: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence

教

Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる

Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine

入

Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る

Meanings: enter, insert

信

Reading: シン

Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust