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Zach

犬を飼うための基本的なルールは何ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

飼う ため 基本的 ルール です

English Translation

What are the basic rules for keeping a dog?

Furigana

(いぬ)()うための基本的(きほんてき)なルールは(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Inu o kau tame no kihonteki na ru-ru wa nani desu ka.

Words

(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.
飼う (かう)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
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
基本的 (きほんてき)
fundamental; standard; basic
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ルール (ルール)
rule
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: シ、 か.う
Meanings: domesticate, raise, keep, feed
Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい
Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what