彼はナイフでその木の小枝を切り取った。

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彼はないふでその木の小枝を切り取った。

English Translation

He cut a twig from the tree with his knife.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はナイフでその木(き)の小(しょう)枝(えだ)を切(き)り取(と)った。

Romanji

Kare wa naifu de sono ki no shō eda o kiritotta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

ナイフ (ナイフ)

knife

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.

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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

小 (しょう)

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

枝 (えだ)

branch; bow; bough; twig; limb

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.

切り取る (きりとる)

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate