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Zach

この犬小屋を作るのに僕は五時間かかった。

Sentence Analyzer

この 小屋 作る のに 時間 かかった

English Translation

It took me five hours to make this kennel.

Furigana

この(いぬ)小屋(こや)(つく)るのに(ぼく)()時間(じかん)かかった。

Romanji

Kono inu koya o tsukuru noni boku wa go jikan kakatta.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
小屋 (こや)
hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen
()
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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ご、いつ、い)
five
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
罹る (かかる)
to suffer from

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ
Meaning: five
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space