ヒヨコがえさを探して地面をつついている。
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English Translation
The chickens were scratching for food on the ground.
Furigana
ヒヨコがえさを探 して地面 をつついている。
Romanji
Hiyoko ga esa o sagashite jimen o tsutsuiteiru.
Words
雛
(ひよこ、ひな、ひよっこ、ヒナ)
young bird; chick; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival; green; wet behind the ears; juvenile
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
餌
(えさ、え)
(animal) feed; fodder; bait; lure; enticement
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.
探す
(さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
地面
(じめん)
ground; earth's surface
突く
(つつく)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on; to put up to