彼女は他の２匹の子猫よりずっと彼をかわいがりました。

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English Translation

She liked him much better than the other two kittens.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は他(た)の２匹(ひき)の子猫(こねこ)よりずっと彼(かれ)をかわいがりました。

Romanji

Kanojo wa ta no ni hiki no koneko yori zutto kare o kawaigarimashita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

他 (た)

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

匹 (ひき、き)

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth

子猫 (こねこ)

kitten

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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.

可愛がる (かわいがる)

to love; to be affectionate; to favor; to favour; to be partial to; to torment; to tease; to be rough with