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大きな犬がいつも彼のそばにいる。

Sentence Analyzer

大きな いつも そば いる

English Translation

A big dog is always beside him.

Furigana

(おお)きな(いぬ)がいつも(かれ)のそばにいる。

Romanji

Ōkina inu ga itsumo kare no soba ni iru.

Words

大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
(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
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
()
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
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the