私は猫を十三匹飼っている。

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私は猫を十三匹飼っている。

English Translation

I keep thirteen cats.

Furigana

私(わたし)は猫(ねこ)を十(じゅう)三(さん)匹(ひき)飼(か)っている。

Romanji

Watashi wa neko o jū san hiki katteiru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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.

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

匹 (ひき、き)

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth

飼う (かう)

to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed