告訴我你為什麼娶了她。

Tell me why you married her.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 告訴 gàosù to press charges; to file a complaint
=1 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=3 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=3 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
4 為什麼 wèishénme
  1. why?
  2. for what reason?
5 娶 qǔ
  1. to take a wife
  2. to marry (a woman)
=6 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=6 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
7 她 tā she