I started reading a practice reading for N3 yesterday, and found this passage in a sentence that is very confusing
他人から見れば「どうしてそんなことを」というようなことをしてしまう親のことである。
If someone can help me I would really appreciate it.
Thank you
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Sign up to join this communityI started reading a practice reading for N3 yesterday, and found this passage in a sentence that is very confusing
他人から見れば「どうしてそんなことを」というようなことをしてしまう親のことである。
If someone can help me I would really appreciate it.
Thank you
「するの?」is omitted at the end of 「どうしてそんなことを」. It means "Why do you do such a thing?"
My attempt is as follows. This is about parents who end up doing something like others say, "Why do you do such a thing?"