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Zach

彼らの犬はとても獰猛なので、誰も近づけなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら とても 獰猛な ので 近づけなかった

English Translation

Their dog was so fierce that he kept everyone away.

Furigana

(かれ)らの(いぬ)はとても獰猛(どうもう)なので、(だれ)(ちか)づけなかった。

Romanji

Karera no inu wa totemo dōmōna node, dare mo chikazukenakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
獰猛 (どうもう、ねいもう)
ferocity; truculence
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
近づける (ちかづける)
to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ドウ、 ネイ、 わる.い
Meaning: bad
Reading: モウ
Meanings: fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength
Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount