その学生に、学校へはきちんと通っているのかと聞いたら、返答に詰まってしまった。

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English Translation

When I asked the college student if he regularly attended his school, he was at a loss for an answer.

Furigana

その学生(がくせい)に、学校(がっこう)へはきちんと通(かよ)っているのかと聞(き)いたら、返答(へんとう)に詰(つ)まってしまった。

Romanji

Sono gakusei ni, gakkō e wa kichinto kayotteiru no ka to kiitara, hentō ni tsumatteshimatta.

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...

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

は (は)

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

きちんと (きちんと)

precisely; accurately; neatly

通う (かよう)

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble

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

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

返答 (へんとう)

reply; answer

詰まる (つまる)

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow; to be at a loss; to be hard pressed; to end up; to be settled; to become a geminate consonant; to hit the ball near the handle of the bat