その作家はどの位前になくなりましたか。
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English Translation
How long ago did the author die?
Furigana
その作家 はどの位 前 になくなりましたか。
Romanji
Sono sakka wa dono kurai mae ni nakunarimashita ka.
Words
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
作家
(さっか)
author; writer; novelist; artist
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何の
(どの)
which; what (way)
位
(くらい)
throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung; grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank; digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place; degree; extent; amount
前
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
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
無くなる
(なくなる)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
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