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はは
母
は
わたし
私
たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと
たず
訊
ねた。
Mother asked us why we had done that.
Grammar and points of interest
particle の particle の
 
noun replacement / nominalization
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
こんな, そんな & あんな こんな, そんな & あんな
 
such
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
ちち and おとうさん ちち and おとうさん
 
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
〜のか 〜のか
 
embedded question / expressing doubt
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
particle か particle か
 
embedded / indirect questions
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
母は私たちに、なぜそんなことをしたのかと訊ねた。
Conjugations and inflections
  した is the past form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
  訊ねた is the past form of ichidan verb 訊ねる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
は は 2
noun
mother  (see also: 父; かか was used by children; humble)
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わ た し た ち 3
we; us
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な ぜ 1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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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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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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た ず ね る 3
Most common form: 尋ねる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to enquire; to inquire
2. to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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Kanji
母
ボ   はは mother   
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
訊
きく to investigate, ask   
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卂
fast   
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⺄
second   おつ    
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
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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