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Zach

兄が大きな魚を捕まえた。

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大きな 捕まえた

English Translation

My brother caught a big fish.

Furigana

(あに)(おお)きな(さかな)(つか)まえた。

Romanji

Ani ga ōkina sakana o tsukamaeta.

Words

(あに)
elder brother; older brother
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
(さかな、うお)
fish
()
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.
捕まえる (つかまえる)
to catch; to arrest; to seize

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish
Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, capture