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Zach

あの犬には近づくな。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 近づく

English Translation

Keep away from the dog.

Furigana

あの(いぬ)には(ちか)づくな。

Romanji

Ano inu ni wa chikazuku na.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount