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かのじょ
彼女
がなぜ
じさつ
自殺
したのかは
いま
今
なお
なぞ
謎
である。
It is still a mystery why she killed herself.
Grammar and points of interest
〜のか 〜のか
 
embedded question / expressing doubt
彼女がなぜ自殺したのかは今なお謎である。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
彼女がなぜ自殺したのかは今なお謎である。
なお なお
 
moreover; furthermore; additionally
彼女がなぜ自殺したのかは今なお謎である。
particle か particle か
 
embedded / indirect questions
彼女がなぜ自殺したのかは今なお謎である。
Conjugations and inflections
  自殺した is the past form of 'suru' verb 自殺   ALL INFLECTIONS
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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な ぜ 1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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じ さ つ 0
suicide
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い ま 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
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な お 1
adverb, conjunction
furthermore; still; yet; more; still more; in addition; greater; further  (often written with kana only)
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な ぞ 0
noun
1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
2. enigmatic; mysterious
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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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   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
殺
サツ   サイ   セツ   ころす to kill   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
乂
crossed swords
殳
lance shaft   
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几
キ    table   
今
コン   キン   いま now   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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㇇
katakana fu   
謎
なぞ riddle   
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迷
メイ   perplexed   まよう to be perplexed   
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米
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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丷
eight
⻌
move
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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