どうしてアメリカに住んでいたの？
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English Translation
Why did he live in the United States?
Furigana
どうしてアメリカに住 んでいたの？
Romanji
Dōshite Amerika ni sundeita no?
Words
如何して
(どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
亜米利加
(アメリカ)
America; United States of America
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
住む
(すむ)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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
Kanji
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit