彼は約２０匹のチョウをつかまえた。
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English Translation
He caught twenty butterflies.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa yaku ni zero hiki no chō o tsukamaeta.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
約
(やく)
approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)
二
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
○
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
匹
(ひき、き)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
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
蝶
(ちょう、チョウ)
butterfly
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.
捕まえる
(つかまえる)
to catch; to arrest; to seize