巣は複雑そうに見えるが、クモが巣を作って昆虫を捕るのに時間はほとんどかからない。

Sentence Analyzer

巣は複雑そうに見えるが、くもが巣を作って昆虫を捕るのに時間はほとんどかからない。

English Translation

And though a web looks complicated, it takes a spider little time to make one and catch insects.

Furigana

巣(す)は複雑(ふくざつ)そうに見(み)えるが、クモが巣(す)を作(つく)って昆虫(こんちゅう)を捕(と)るのに時間(じかん)はほとんどかからない。

Romanji

Su wa fukuzatsusō ni mieru ga, kumo ga su o tsukutte konchū o toru no ni jikan wa hotondo kakaranai.

Words

巣 (す)

nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; den; haunt; (spider's) web

は (は)

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

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

が (が)

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

蜘蛛 (くも、ちちゅ、ちちゅう、ちしゅ、クモ)

spider

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.

作る (つくる)

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

昆虫 (こんちゅう)

insect; bug

捕る (とる)

to take; to catch; to capture

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

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

罹る (かかる)

to suffer from