父は昨日魚を三匹捕まえた。
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English Translation
My father caught three fish yesterday.
Furigana
Romanji
Chichi wa kinō sakana o san hiki tsukamaeta.
Words
父
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨日
(きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
魚
(さかな、うお)
fish
を
(を)
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.
三
(さん、み)
three; tri-
匹
(ひき、き)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
捕まえる
(つかまえる)
to catch; to arrest; to seize
Kanji
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish
Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: ヒツ、 ひき
Meanings: equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth
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