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Zach

その遠征のリーダーはだれでしたか。

Sentence Analyzer

その 遠征 リーダー だれ でした

English Translation

Who was the leader of the expedition?

Furigana

その遠征(えんせい)のリーダーはだれでしたか。

Romanji

Sono ensei no ri-da- wa dare deshita 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...
遠征 (えんせい)
expedition; campaign; (performer's) tour; away series
()
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
リーダー (リーダー、リーダ)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing); leaders; ellipsis mark
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
デス (デス)
death
()
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: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Reading: セイ
Meanings: subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes