初めて日本に来たのはいつか。

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初めて日本に来たのはいつか。

English Translation

When did you first come over to Japan?

Furigana

初(はじ)めて日本(にっぽん)に来(き)たのはいつか。

Romanji

Hajimete Nippon ni kita no wa itsuka.

Words

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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

は (は)

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

何時か (いつか)

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time