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Breakdown of sensei wa seito no shitsumon ni kotaemashita.
はwa
topic particle
のno
possessive case particle
にni
at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]
先生sensei
teacher
答えるkotaeru
to answer, to reply
質問shitsumon
question
生徒seito
student; pupil
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