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Zach

どうしてあなたにお詫びする理由があるのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして あなた お詫びする 理由 ある です

English Translation

Why should I apologize to you?

Furigana

どうしてあなたにお()びする理由(りゆう)があるのですか。

Romanji

Dōshite anata ni owabisuru riyū ga aru 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)
()
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
お詫び (おわび)
apology
理由 (りゆう、わけ)
reason; pretext; motive
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
です (です)
be; is
()
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

Readings: タ、 わび、 わび.しい、 かこつ、 わ.びる、 わび.る
Meaning: apologize
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason