彼が飼っている犬は時々見知らぬ人に吠えた。

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English Translation

The dog who he kept sometimes barked at strangers.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が飼(か)っている犬(いぬ)は時々(ときどき)見知(みし)らぬ人(ひと)に吠(ほ)えた。

Romanji

Kare ga katteiru inu wa tokidoki mishiranu hito ni hoeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

飼う (かう)

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

犬 (いぬ)

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

は (は)

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

時々 (ときどき)

sometimes; at times

見知らぬ (みしらぬ)

strange; unfamiliar; unknown

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

吠える (ほえる)

to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry