どうしてあなたは私の忠告に従わなかったのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして あなた は 私 の 忠告 に 従わなかった の です か 。

English Translation

Why didn't you follow my advice?

Furigana

どうしてあなたは私(わたし)の忠告(ちゅうこく)に従(したが)わなかったのですか。

Romanji

Dōshite anata wa watashi no chūkoku ni shitagawanakatta no desu ka.

Words

如何して (どうして)

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

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

忠告 (ちゅうこく)

advice; warning

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

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

です (です)

be; is

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

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

忠

Reading: チュウ

Meanings: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

告

Readings: コク、 つ.げる

Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce

従

Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より

Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate