この子は今日、借りてきた猫のようだ。

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この子は今日、借りてきた猫のようだ。

English Translation

This child is as gentle as a lamb today.

Furigana

この子(こ)は今日(きょう)、借(か)りてきた猫(ねこ)のようだ。

Romanji

Kono ko wa kyō, karitekita neko no yō da.

Words

此の (この)

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

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

は (は)

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

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

借りる (かりる)

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

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

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

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

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