この猫は、いわば、我が家の一員なのです。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

This cat is, so to speak, a member of our family.

Furigana

この猫(ねこ)は、いわば、我(わ)が家(や)の一員(いちいん)なのです。

Romanji

Kono neko wa, iwaba, wagaya no ichiin na no desu.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

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

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

我が家 (わがや、わがいえ)

one's house; one's home; one's family

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

一員 (いちいん)

person; member

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

です (です)

be; is