kare ha watasi no situmon wo musisita.

Questions & Answers about kare ha watasi no situmon wo musisita.

How is this sentence read out loud?

It is read:

かれ は わたし の しつもん を むしした。

Word by word:

  • 彼 = かれ
  • は = pronounced wa here, not ha
  • 私 = わたし
  • の = no
  • 質問 = しつもん
  • を = usually pronounced o
  • 無視した = むしした
Why is は pronounced wa instead of ha?

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced wa.

So in this sentence:

  • 彼は = As for him... / He...

This is a very common thing in Japanese:

  • は as a particle → pronounced wa
  • は as part of a normal word → usually pronounced ha
What does は do in this sentence?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So 彼は means something like:

  • As for him, ...
  • or more naturally in English, just He ...

This does not always mean the same thing as an English subject marker. Japanese often distinguishes between:

  • topic with は
  • subject with が

Here, 彼は私の質問を無視した presents him as the person being talked about.

What does の mean in 私の質問?

の links nouns together. In this sentence, it shows possession or association.

  • 私 = I / me
  • 私の = my
  • 質問 = question

So:

  • 私の質問 = my question

You can think of A の B as often meaning:

  • B of A
  • or more naturally in English, A’s B

Examples:

  • 私の本 = my book
  • 先生の車 = the teacher’s car
What is the role of を here?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

In this sentence:

  • 私の質問を = my question is the thing being ignored
  • 無視した = ignored

So を tells you what received the action of the verb.

A simple way to see it:

  • X を 無視した = ignored X
Why is the verb at the end?

Japanese normally places the verb at the end of the sentence.

So the order here is:

  • 彼は = he / as for him
  • 私の質問を = my question
  • 無視した = ignored

Japanese is often described as Subject/Object/Verb or more accurately Topic + other information + Verb.

That is why the sentence ends with 無視した.

What does 無視した mean grammatically?

無視した is the past plain form of the verb 無視する.

Breakdown:

  • 無視する = to ignore
  • 無視した = ignored / did ignore

This is a suru verb:

  • noun-like base: 無視
  • verb form: 無視する

Then its past form becomes:

  • する → した
  • so 無視する → 無視した
Is this sentence plain or polite?

It is plain style.

  • 無視した = plain past
  • polite version: 無視しました

So a polite version would be:

彼は私の質問を無視しました。

The meaning is basically the same, but the tone is more formal or polite.

Is 彼 commonly used for he in Japanese?

Not as often as English speakers expect.

Japanese often omits pronouns when the meaning is clear from context. So in real conversation, people may simply say:

私の質問を無視した。

if it is already obvious who did it.

Also, Japanese often prefers using:

  • the person’s name
  • their role/title
  • or no pronoun at all

So while 彼 does mean he/boyfriend depending on context, it is not always the most natural choice in everyday Japanese.

Could this sentence mean He ignored my questions instead of my question?

Normally, 質問 by itself is often understood as a question or questions, depending on context. Japanese nouns usually do not mark singular vs. plural clearly.

So:

  • 私の質問を無視した

could refer to:

  • my question
  • my questions
  • the question I asked

Context decides.

If someone specifically wants to make plurality clearer, they might add something like:

  • 質問 كلها — not Japanese, so ignore
  • more naturally in Japanese, context usually does the job

So yes, Japanese often leaves this kind of number information unstated.

Why is there no word for my in the same way English has one?

Japanese does not have a separate adjective like English my. Instead, it uses:

  • 私 = I / me
  • の = linking/possessive particle

So:

  • 私の = my

This pattern is very common:

  • 君の = your
  • 彼の = his
  • 彼女の = her
Can 無視した sound stronger than just didn’t answer?

Yes. 無視した means ignored, so it usually sounds more deliberate or stronger than simply didn’t answer.

Compare:

  • 答えなかった = did not answer
  • 無視した = ignored

If someone 無視した, it suggests they paid no attention or intentionally refused to respond. So the nuance can feel harsher.

Could が be used instead of は here?

Yes, but the nuance changes.

  • 彼は私の質問を無視した。

    • As for him, he ignored my question.
    • neutral/topic-based statement
  • 彼が私の質問を無視した。

    • He is the one who ignored my question.
    • stronger focus on he
    • may sound contrastive or identifying

So は introduces him as the topic, while が would put more focus on him as the subject.

Can parts of this sentence be omitted in natural Japanese?

Yes, very often.

Depending on context, Japanese might omit:

  • 彼は
  • 私の
  • or both

For example:

  • 質問を無視した。 = (He/they/someone) ignored the question.
  • 私の質問を無視した。 = (He) ignored my question.

Japanese relies heavily on context, so full sentences are often shortened when the listener already knows who or what is being discussed.

Is there anything special about the kanji in this sentence?

A few useful notes:

  • 彼 = he
  • 私 = I / me / private
  • 質問 = question
  • 無視 = ignoring, disregard

A common learner point: 無視 is made of two kanji, but as a verb it becomes a suru verb:

  • 無視 = ignoring / disregard
  • 無視する = to ignore

So do not think of 無視した as a single unrelated form; it comes from 無視する.

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