父は昨日魚を三匹捕まえた。

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父は昨日魚を三匹捕まえた。

English Translation

My father caught three fish yesterday.

Furigana

父(ちち)は昨日(きのう)魚(さかな)を三(さん)匹(ひき)捕(つか)まえた。

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