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どの羊の群にも黒い羊がいる。

Sentence Analyzer

どの 黒い いる

English Translation

There's a black sheep in every flock.

Furigana

どの(ひつじ)(ぐん)にも(くろ)(ひつじ)がいる。

Romanji

Dono hitsuji no gun ni mo kuroi hitsuji ga iru.

Words

何の (どの)
which; what (way)
(ひつじ、ヒツジ)
sheep (Ovis aries)
()
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
(ぐん)
group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band; group
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
黒い (くろい)
black; dark; illicit; wicked; underground
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
居る (いる)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

Kanji

Readings: ヨウ、 ひつじ
Meaning: sheep
Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black