犬は誠実な動物なので、人間の友達といわれている。

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English Translation

A dog is a faithful animal, so it is said to be a friend of man.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)は誠実(せいじつ)な動物(どうぶつ)なので、人間(にんげん)の友達(ともだち)といわれている。

Romanji

Inu wa seijitsuna dōbutsu na node, ningen no tomodachi to iwareteiru.

Words

犬 (いぬ)

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

は (は)

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

誠実 (せいじつ)

sincere; honest; faithful

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

だ (だ)

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

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix