その犬は私の姿を見るやいなや逃げて行った。

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English Translation

Scarcely had the dog seen me before in ran away.

Furigana

その犬(いぬ)は私(わたし)の姿(すがた)を見(み)るやいなや逃(に)げて行(い)った。

Romanji

Sono inu wa watashi no sugata o miru yainaya nigeteitta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

を (を)

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

や否や (やいなや)

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; whether or not

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away