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Zach

うちの犬は、ジョンという名前なのだが、だれにでも吠える。

Sentence Analyzer

うち ジョン という 名前 だれ でも 吠える

English Translation

Our dog, which is named John, barks at anybody.

Furigana

うちの(いぬ)は、ジョンという名前(なまえ)なのだが、だれにでも()える。

Romanji

Uchi no inu wa, Jon toiu namae na no da ga, dare ni demo hoeru.

Words

(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
()
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
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
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
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
吠える (ほえる)
to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ハイ、 ベイ、 ほえ.る、 ほ.える
Meanings: bark, howl, cry