私は犬が好きだが、妹は猫が好きだ。

Sentence Analyzer

私 は 犬 が 好き だ が 、 妹 は 猫 が 好き だ 。

English Translation

I like dogs, but my sister likes cats.

Furigana

私(わたし)は犬(いぬ)が好(す)きだが、妹(いもうと)は猫(ねこ)が好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa inu ga suki da ga, imōto wa neko ga suki da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

犬 (いぬ)

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

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

妹 (いもうと)

younger sister

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

犬

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-

Meaning: dog

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something

妹

Readings: マイ、 いもうと

Meaning: younger sister

猫

Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ

Meaning: cat