クモは昆虫が巣にかかるのを待つ。これがクモが食べ物を手に入れる方法だ。

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くもは昆虫が巣にかかるのを待つ。これがくもが食べ物を手に入れる方法だ。

English Translation

Spiders wait for insects to get caught in the webs. This is how they get their food.

Furigana

クモは昆虫(こんちゅう)が巣(す)にかかるのを待(ま)つ。これがクモが食(た)べ物(もの)を手(て)に入(い)れる方法(ほうほう)だ。

Romanji

Kumo wa konchū ga su ni kakaru no o matsu. kore ga kumo ga tabemono o te ni ireru hōhō da.

Words

蜘蛛 (くも、ちちゅ、ちちゅう、ちしゅ、クモ)

spider

は (は)

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

昆虫 (こんちゅう)

insect; bug

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

巣 (す)

nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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

掛かる (かかる)

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on

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

を (を)

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.

待つ (まつ)

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

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

食べ物 (たべもの)

food

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

入れる (いれる)

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax); to call

方法 (ほうほう)

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

だ (だ)

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