２匹犬を飼っているが、１匹は白でもう１匹は黒だ。

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English Translation

I have two dogs. One is white and the other black.

Furigana

２匹(ひき)犬(いぬ)を飼(か)っているが、１匹(ひき)は白(しろ)でもう１匹(ひき)は黒(くろ)だ。

Romanji

Ni hiki inu o katteiru ga, ichi hiki wa shiro de mō ichi hiki wa kuro da.

Words

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

匹 (ひき、き)

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth

犬 (いぬ)

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

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.

飼う (かう)

to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

は (は)

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

白 (しろ)

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

黒 (くろ)

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative