蜘蛛は蝿やその他の昆虫を食べる。

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蜘蛛は蝿やその他の昆虫を食べる。

English Translation

Spiders prey on flies and other small insects.

Furigana

蜘蛛(くも)は蝿(はえ)やその他(た)の昆虫(こんちゅう)を食(た)べる。

Romanji

Kumo wa hae ya sonota no konchū o taberu.

Words

蜘蛛 (くも、ちちゅ、ちちゅう、ちしゅ、クモ)

spider

は (は)

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

蝿 (はえ、ハエ)

fly (of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

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

昆虫 (こんちゅう)

insect; bug

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.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on