彼は一日中行方不明の猫を探した。

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彼は一日中行方不明の猫を探した。

English Translation

He hunted for his missing cat all day.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は一(いち)日中(にちちゅう)行方(ゆくえ)不明(ふめい)の猫(ねこ)を探(さが)した。

Romanji

Kare wa ichi nichichū yukue fumei no neko o sagashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

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

日中 (にっちゅう、ひなか)

daytime; during the day; Sino-Japanese

行方 (ゆくえ)

(one's) whereabouts; outcome

不明 (ふめい)

unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; anonymous; unidentified; ignorant; lack of wisdom

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

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)