ライオンは死んだきりんの肉を食いちぎった。
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English Translation
The lion ripped the flesh from the dead giraffe.
Furigana
ライオンは死 んだきりんの肉 を食 いちぎった。
Romanji
Raion wa shinda kirin no niku o kui chigitta.
Words
ライオン
(ライオン)
lion (Panthera leo)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
死ぬ
(しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
麒麟
(きりん、キリン)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); Kirin (brand of beer); horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
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
肉
(にく、しし)
flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad
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.
食う
(くう)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to survive; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; to consume time and-or resources; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
千切る
(ちぎる)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorously