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どうして
かれ
彼
らはそんな
しゅうきょう
宗教
に
にゅうしん
入信
したのだろうか。
Why did they come to believe in such a religion?
Grammar and points of interest
particle の particle の
 
noun replacement / nominalization
どうして彼らはそんな宗教に入信したのだろうか。
こんな, そんな & あんな こんな, そんな & あんな
 
such
どうして彼らはそんな宗教に入信したのだろうか。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
どうして彼らはそんな宗教に入信したのだろうか。
Conjugations and inflections
  入信した is the past form of 'suru' verb 入信   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ど う し て 1
adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: どうやって; often written with kana only)
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か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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そ ん な 0
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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し ゅ う き ょ う 1
noun
1. religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed
2. religious activity
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に ゅ う し ん 0
entering a faith; joining a religion
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
宗
シュウ   ソウ    religion, sect   
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示
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
宀
roof   
教
キョウ   おしえる to teach   おそわる to be taught   
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孝
コウ    filial piety   
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耂
old
子
シ   ス   こ child   
攵
ぼく strike   
入
ニュウ   いる to enter   はいる to enter   いれる to put in   
信
シン    trust, faith   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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