彼は鳥をめがけて撃ったが、はずしてしまった。

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彼 は 鳥 を めがけて 撃った が 、 はずしてしまった 。

English Translation

He shot at the bird, but missed it.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は鳥(とり)をめがけて撃(う)ったが、はずしてしまった。

Romanji

Kare wa tori o megakete utta ga, hazushiteshimatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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.

目がける (めがける)

to aim at

撃つ (うつ)

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

外す (はずす)

to unfasten; to undo; to remove; to take off; to deinstall; to leave; to step out; to slip away; to miss (a target)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

鳥

Readings: チョウ、 とり

Meanings: bird, chicken

撃

Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ

Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer