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かれ
彼
らはなぜ
かれ
彼
が
たいしょく
退職
したいのか
りゆう
理由
を
し
知
りたがった。
They wanted to know on what grounds he wished to quit.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼らはなぜ彼が退職したいのか理由を知りたがった。
〜たがる 〜たがる
 
(someone else) wants to (do something)
彼らはなぜ彼が退職したいのか理由を知りたがった。
〜のか 〜のか
 
embedded question / expressing doubt
彼らはなぜ彼が退職したいのか理由を知りたがった。
particle か particle か
 
embedded / indirect questions
彼らはなぜ彼が退職したいのか理由を知りたがった。
Conjugations and inflections
  退職したい is the たい form of 'suru' verb 退職   ALL INFLECTIONS
  知りたがった is the past form of the たがる form of 'ru' godan verb 知る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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な ぜ 1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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た い し ょ く 0
retirement (from office); resignation
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り ゆ う 0
noun
reason; pretext; motive
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し る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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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   
退
タイ   しりぞく to retreat, back off   しりぞける to repel   
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艮
good
⻌
move
職
ショク    job, employment, post, occupation   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
戠
potter's clay   
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戈
tasseled spear
音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
理
リ    logic   
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里
リ   さと village   
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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知
チ   しる to know   
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矢
シ   や arrow   
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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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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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