マサルは潔白であると主張した。

まさるは潔白であると主張した。

Masaru claims that he is innocent.

マサルは潔白(けっぱく)であると主張(しゅちょう)した。

Masaru wa keppaku de aru to shuchōshita.

真猿 (まさる)

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

潔白 (けっぱく)

innocence (i.e. not guilty); purity; uprightness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

主張 (しゅちょう)

claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet

Readings: ケツ、いさぎよ.い

Meanings: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

Readings: ハク、ビャク、しろ、しら-、しろ.い

Meaning: white

Readings: シュ、ス、シュウ、ぬし、おも、あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

Readings: チョウ、は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り

Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)