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Zach

父は僕が犬を飼うことを許してくれない。

Sentence Analyzer

飼う こと 許してくれない

English Translation

My father won't allow me to keep a dog.

Furigana

(ちち)(ぼく)(いぬ)()うことを(ゆる)してくれない。

Romanji

Chichi wa boku ga inu o kau koto o yurushitekurenai.

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
許す (ゆるす)
to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: シ、 か.う
Meanings: domesticate, raise, keep, feed
Readings: キョ、 ゆる.す、 もと
Meanings: permit, approve