私たちの子供は犬が好きだが私は猫の方が好きだ。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち の 子供 は 犬 が 好き だ が 私 は 猫 の 方 が 好き だ 。

English Translation

Our children like dogs, but I prefer cats.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの子供(こども)は犬(いぬ)が好(す)きだが私(わたし)は猫(ねこ)の方(ほう)が好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Watashitachi no kodomo wa inu ga suki da ga watashi wa neko no hō ga suki da.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

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

猫

Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ

Meaning: cat

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative