ケンは自分の犬に、そこで待つよう命じた。

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けんは自分の犬に、そこで待つよう命じた。

English Translation

Ken told his dog to wait there.

Furigana

ケンは自分(じぶん)の犬(いぬ)に、そこで待(ま)つよう命(めい)じた。

Romanji

Ken wa jibun no inu ni, sokode matsu yō meijita.

Words

腱 (けん)

tendon

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

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

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

犬 (いぬ)

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

其処で (そこで)

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need

様 (よう)

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

命じる (めいじる)

to order; to command; to appoint