例えば、ペパーバーグは緑色のもくせいの留めくぎと赤色の紙の三角形のような物体を見せる。

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English Translation

For example, Pepperberg would show Alex an object, such as a green wooden peg or a red paper triangle.

Furigana

例(たと)えば、ペパーバーグは緑色(りょくしょく)のもくせいの留(と)めくぎと赤色(あかいろ)の紙(かみ)の三角形(さんかっけい)のような物体(ぶったい)を見(み)せる。

Romanji

Tatoeba, pepa-ba-gu wa ryokushoku no mokusei no tome kugi to akairo no kami no sankakkei no yōna buttai o miseru.

Words

例えば (たとえば)

for example; e.g.

は (は)

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

緑色 (みどりいろ、りょくしょく、すいしょく)

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

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

捥ぐ (もぐ)

to pluck (usually from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)

留め (とめ)

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

供犠 (くぎ)

sacrifice; sacrificial animal

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

赤色 (せきしょく、あかいろ)

red

紙 (かみ)

paper

三角形 (さんかくけい、さんかっけい)

triangle

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

物体 (ぶったい)

body; object

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.

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display