猫はネズミを追いかけたが、捕まえる事はできなかった。
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English Translation
The cat chased the mouse, but couldn't catch it.
Furigana
Romanji
Neko wa nezumi o oikaketa ga, tsukamaeru koto wa dekinakatta.
Words
猫
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
鼠
(ねずみ、ネズミ、ねず)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
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.
追いかける
(おいかける)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
捕まえる
(つかまえる)
to catch; to arrest; to seize
事
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
出来る
(できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant