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彼らは黒犬と白犬に餌をやった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 白犬 やった

English Translation

They fed a black and a white dog.

Furigana

(かれ)らは(くろ)(いぬ)白犬(しろけん)(えさ)をやった。

Romanji

Karera wa kuro inu to shiroken ni esa o yatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くろ)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
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
(えさ、え)
(animal) feed; fodder; bait; lure; enticement
()
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.
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white
Readings: ジ、 ニ、 え、 えば、 えさ、 もち
Meanings: food, bait, prey, tempting profit