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どうしてカラオケがこんなに人気があるのかしら。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして からおけ こんなに 人気 ある かしら

English Translation

I wonder why karaoke is so popular.

Furigana

どうしてカラオケがこんなに人気(にんき)があるのかしら。

Romanji

Dōshite karaoke ga konnani ninki ga aru no kashira.

Words

如何して (どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
空オケ (からオケ、カラオケ)
karaoke (singing to taped accompaniment)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
こんなに (こんなに)
so; like this; in this way
人気 (にんき)
popularity; popular feeling; business conditions
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
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
かしら (かしら)
I wonder

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood