その猫は魚を食べようと魚の入った缶をひっくり返した。

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English Translation

The cat upset the can of fish so that it could eat them.

Furigana

その猫(ねこ)は魚(さかな)を食(た)べようと魚(さかな)の入(はい)った缶(かん)をひっくり返(かえ)した。

Romanji

Sono neko wa sakana o tabeyou to sakana no haitta kan o hikkurikaeshita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

は (は)

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

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.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

と (と)

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

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

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

缶 (かん)

can; tin

ひっくり返す (ひっくりかえす、ひっくりがえす)

to turn over; to turn upside down; to turn up; to turn inside out; to turn out; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset; to reverse