YOU SAID:

Are oranges called oranges because an orange is orange or is orange called orange because oranges are orange?

INTO JAPANESE

オレンジがオレンジだからオレンジと呼ばれるのか、それともオレンジがオレンジだからオレンジと呼ばれるのか?

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Are oranges called oranges because they are oranges, or are oranges called oranges because they are oranges?

INTO JAPANESE

みかんはみかんだからみかんと呼ばれるのか、みかんはみかんだからみかんと呼ばれるのか。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Is it called mandarin orange because it is mandarin orange, or is it called mandarin orange because it is mandarin orange?

INTO JAPANESE

みかんだからみかんというのか、みかんだからみかんというのか。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Is it called mandarin orange because it is mandarin orange, or is it called mandarin orange because it is mandarin orange?