彼は犬を三匹飼っていたが交通事故で一匹失った。

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彼 は 犬 を 三 匹 飼っていた が 交通 事故 で 一 匹 失った 。

English Translation

He kept three dogs but lost one of them because of a traffic accident.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は犬(いぬ)を三(さん)匹(ひき)飼(か)っていたが交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)で一(いち)匹(ひき)失(うしな)った。

Romanji

Kare wa inu o san hiki katteita ga kōtsū jiko de ichi hiki ushinatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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.

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

匹 (ひき、き)

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth

飼う (かう)

to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed

が (が)

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

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

犬

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-

Meaning: dog

三

Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ

Meaning: three

匹

Readings: ヒツ、 ひき

Meanings: equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth

飼

Readings: シ、 か.う

Meanings: domesticate, raise, keep, feed

交

Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも

Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

失

Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss