ゴリラの母親が自分の赤ん坊を抱くように、彼女はその子猫を抱きました。

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English Translation

She held the kitten like mother gorillas hold their babies.

Furigana

ゴリラの母親(ははおや)が自分(じぶん)の赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう)を抱(いだ)くように、彼女(かのじょ)はその子猫(こねこ)を抱(いだ)きました。

Romanji

Gorira no hahaoya ga jibun no akanbō o idaku yōni, kanojo wa sono koneko o idakimashita.

Words

ゴリラ (ゴリラ)

gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)

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

母親 (ははおや)

mother

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)

baby; infant

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.

抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)

to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

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...

子猫 (こねこ)

kitten