問(もん)題(だい) mondaiは waどこ dokoに niテント tentoを o張(は)る() haruか kaだった datta。 The problem was where to pitch the tent. Literal Problem [topic-は] where [at-に] tent [obj-を] pitch [Q-か] [copula-だった]. テント is a loanword from English. 張る ('stretch, put up, pitch') is the standard verb for setting up tents. Note に marking the location for placement, not で. travelproblem-solvingembedded questionembedded wh-question
問(もん)題(だい) mondaiは waどこ dokoに niテント tentoを o張(は)る() haruか kaだった datta。 The problem was where to pitch the tent. Literal Problem [topic-は] where [at-に] tent [obj-を] pitch [Q-か] [copula-だった]. テント is a loanword from English. 張る ('stretch, put up, pitch') is the standard verb for setting up tents. Note に marking the location for placement, not で. travelproblem-solvingembedded questionembedded wh-question