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Zach

彼はなぜ自分がそのような愚かな過ちを犯してしまったのか分からない。

Sentence Analyzer

なぜ 自分 その ような 愚かな 過ち 犯してしまった 分からない

English Translation

He could not account for his foolish mistake.

Furigana

(かれ)はなぜ自分(じぶん)がそのような(おろ)かな(あやま)ちを(おか)してしまったのか()からない。

Romanji

Kare wa naze jibun ga sono yōna orokana ayamachi o okashiteshimatta no ka wakaranai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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...
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
愚か (おろか)
foolish; stupid
過ち (あやまち)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
犯す (おかす)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake); to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene; to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower
()
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
()
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
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: グ、 おろ.か
Meanings: foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid
Readings: カ、 す.ぎる、 -す.ぎる、 -す.ぎ、 す.ごす、 あやま.つ、 あやま.ち、 よ.ぎる
Meanings: overdo, exceed, go beyond, error
Readings: ハン、 ボン、 おか.す
Meanings: crime, sin, offense