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Zach

ペットとして珍しい動物を飼っている人もいます。

Sentence Analyzer

ぺっと として 珍しい 動物 飼っている います

English Translation

Some people keep rare animals as pets.

Furigana

ペットとして(めずら)しい動物(どうぶつ)()っている(ひと)もいます。

Romanji

Petto toshite mezurashii dōbutsu o katteiru hito mo imasu.

Words

ぺっと (ぺっと)
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
珍しい (めずらしい)
unusual; rare; curious; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
動物 (どうぶつ)
animal
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
飼う (かう)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: チン、 めずら.しい、 たから
Meanings: rare, curious, strange
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: シ、 か.う
Meanings: domesticate, raise, keep, feed
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person