早起きの鳥は虫を捕える。

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早起きの鳥は虫を捕える。

English Translation

The early bird catches the worm.

Furigana

早起(はやお)きの鳥(とり)は虫(むし)を捕(とら)える。

Romanji

Hayaoki no tori wa mushi o toraeru.

Words

早起き (はやおき)

early rising

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

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

は (は)

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

虫 (むし)

insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm

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.

捕らえる (とらえる)

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)