どうやってピラミッドが建設(けんせつ)されたかは今(いま)でも謎(なぞ)だ。

how | pyramid | subject marker | was built | question marker | topic marker | even now | mystery | copula

It is still a mystery how pyramids were constructed.

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クラスの中(なか)で、山田君(やまだくん)が一番背(いちばんせ)が高(たか)い。

class | in/ among | Yamada | courtesy title |subject marker | the most | tall

Yamada is the tallest in his class.

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今日(きょう)の夕飯(ゆうはん)はカレーにしましょう。

Today | ‘s | dinner | as for | curry | decide on | let’s

Let’s have curry for dinner tonight.

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この池(いけ)には、たくさん魚(さかな)がいます。

this | pond | in | as for | many | fish | exists

There are many fish in this pond.

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私(わたし)は家事(かじ)をしてくれるロボットが欲(ほ)しい。

I | as for | housework | direct object marker | do | for me | robot |subject marker | want

I want a robot that can do housework for me.

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これで今日(きょう)の仕事(しごと)は終(お)わりにしましょうか？

With this | today | ‘s | task | as for | end |make | shall we

Shall we end today’s task right here?

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新(あたら)しい仕事場(しごとば)はどうですか。

New | workplace| as for | how is ?

How do you like your new workplace?

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黒(くろ)のジャッケットが嫌(いや)なら黄色(きいろ)のジャッケットはどうですか？

black| of | jacket | subject marker |dislike | if | yellow | jacket | topic marker | how about

If you don’t like the black jacket how about a yellow one?

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私(わたし)の母(はは)は、洗濯(せんたく)をするのが好(す)きだと言(い)います。

I | ‘s | mother | as for | laundry | direct object marker | do |like to | copula | quotation marker | say |copula

My mother tells me that she likes doing laundry.

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私(わたし)の弟(おとうと)は絵(え)を描(か)くのがとても下手(へた)です。

my| brother | as for | picture; drawing| direct object marker | draw | topic marker | very | is not good at

My brother is terrible at drawing pictures.

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