犬は木の周りをぐるぐる走り回った。

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犬は木の周りをぐるぐる走り回った。

English Translation

The dog ran around and around the tree.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)は木(き)の周(まわ)りをぐるぐる走(はし)り回(まわ)った。

Romanji

Inu wa ki no mawari o guruguru hashirimawatta.

Words

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

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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.

ぐるぐる (ぐるぐる)

turning round and round; going around in circles; wrapped around

走り回る (はしりまわる)

to run around