彼はなぜ妻が自分を捨てたのかと自問した。

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English Translation

He wondered to himself why his wife had left him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はなぜ妻(つま)が自分(じぶん)を捨(す)てたのかと自問(じもん)した。

Romanji

Kare wa naze tsuma ga jibun o suteta no ka to jimonshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

を (を)

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.

捨てる (すてる)

to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon; to desert; to leave; to give up; to resign

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)

自問 (じもん)

asking oneself