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Zach

私はその犬を芸当ができるように訓練した。

Sentence Analyzer

その 芸当 できる ように 訓練した

English Translation

I trained the dog to do tricks.

Furigana

(わたし)はその(いぬ)芸当(げいとう)ができるように訓練(くんれん)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono inu o geitō ga dekiru yōni kunrenshita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
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.
芸当 (げいとう)
feat; risky attempt; trick; stunt
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
訓練 (くんれん)
practice; practising; training

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ゲイ、 ウン、 う.える、 のり、 わざ
Meanings: technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: クン、 キン、 おし.える、 よ.む、 くん.ずる
Meanings: instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read
Readings: レン、 ね.る、 ね.り
Meanings: practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine