君は遅刻した理由をどう説明するのかね。

Sentence Analyzer

君は遅刻した理由をどう説明するのかね。

English Translation

How do you account for your being late?

Furigana

君(きみ)は遅刻(ちこく)した理由(りゆう)をどう説明(せつめい)するのかね。

Romanji

Kimi wa chikokushita riyū o dō setsumeisuru no ka ne.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

は (は)

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

遅刻 (ちこく)

lateness; late coming

理由 (りゆう、わけ)

reason; pretext; motive

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.

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition

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

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not