この犬は言わばうちの家族の一員だ。

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この犬は言わばうちの家族の一員だ。

English Translation

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

Furigana

この犬(いぬ)は言(い)わばうちの家族(かぞく)の一員(いちいん)だ。

Romanji

Kono inu wa iwaba uchi no kazoku no ichiin da.

Words

此の (この)

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

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

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

家族 (かぞく)

family; members of a family

一員 (いちいん)

person; member

だ (だ)

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