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Zach

誰がこの犬にポチと名づけたか知らない。

Sentence Analyzer

この ぽち 名づけた 知らない

English Translation

I don't know who named this dog Pochi.

Furigana

(だれ)がこの(いぬ)にポチと()づけたか()らない。

Romanji

Dare ga kono inu ni pochi to nazuketa ka shiranai.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
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
(ぽち、ぽつ)
dot; point; mark; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry; piddling; mere
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
名付ける (なづける)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom