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その小さな犬が足にぶら下がって来ても、大きな犬は黙ったままでした。

Sentence Analyzer

その 小さな ぶら下がって来て 大きな 黙った まま でした

English Translation

The big dog remained calm as the small dog hung from its leg.

Furigana

その(ちい)さな(いぬ)(あし)にぶら(さき)がって()ても、(おお)きな(いぬ)(だま)ったままでした。

Romanji

Sono chiisana inu ga ashi ni burasagattekite mo, ōkina inu wa damatta mama deshita.

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...
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(あし)
foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money; coin
()
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
ぶら下がる (ぶらさがる)
to hang from; to dangle; to swing
()
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
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
黙る (だまる)
to be silent
乳母 (うば、めのと、おんば、にゅうぼ、ちうば、ちおも、ちも、にゅうも、まま)
wet nurse; nursing mother
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is