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Zach

うちには犬が3匹いて、白いのが1匹、黒いのが2匹です。

Sentence Analyzer

うち いて 白い 黒い です

English Translation

We have three dogs, one white and two black.

Furigana

うちには(いぬ)が3(ひき)いて、(しろ)いのが1(ひき)(くろ)いのが2(ひき)です。

Romanji

Uchi ni wa inu ga san hiki ite, shiroi no ga ichi hiki, kuroi no ga ni hiki desu.

Words

(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(ひき、き)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
要る (いる)
to need; to want
白い (しろい)
white
()
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
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
黒い (くろい)
black; dark; illicit; wicked; underground
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ヒツ、 ひき
Meanings: equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black