美(び)術(じゅつ)館(かん) bijutsukanの no建(けん)設(せつ) kensetsuに niいくら ikuraお()金(かね) okaneが ga使(つか)わ()れ()た() tsukawaretaのです nodesuか ka。 How much money was spent on building the museum? Literal Museum [possessive-の] construction [to-に] how-much money [subject-が] was-used [question-のですか]. いくらお金が使われたのですか — passive 使われた ('was used') focuses on the money. のですか seeks an explanatory answer. A question about public spending. artmoney and finance~のだ / ~のです (explanatory)passive voice (~れる/~られる)
美(び)術(じゅつ)館(かん) bijutsukanの no建(けん)設(せつ) kensetsuに niいくら ikuraお()金(かね) okaneが ga使(つか)わ()れ()た() tsukawaretaのです nodesuか ka。 How much money was spent on building the museum? Literal Museum [possessive-の] construction [to-に] how-much money [subject-が] was-used [question-のですか]. いくらお金が使われたのですか — passive 使われた ('was used') focuses on the money. のですか seeks an explanatory answer. A question about public spending. artmoney and finance~のだ / ~のです (explanatory)passive voice (~れる/~られる)