私はその数学の難問に首をひねった。

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私はその数学の難問に首をひねった。

English Translation

I puzzled over the difficult math problem.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその数学(すうがく)の難問(なんもん)に首(くび)をひねった。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono sūgaku no nanmon ni kubi o hinetta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

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...

数学 (すうがく)

mathematics; arithmetic

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

難問 (なんもん)

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

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

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

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.

捻る (ひねる)

to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); to puzzle over; to defeat easily