私は黒白まだらの犬を飼っている。

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私は黒白まだらの犬を飼っている。

English Translation

I have a black and white dog.

Furigana

私(わたし)は黒白(くろしろ)まだらの犬(いぬ)を飼(か)っている。

Romanji

Watashi wa kuroshiro madara no inu o 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

黒白 (くろしろ、こくはく、こくびゃく)

black and white; right and wrong

真鱈 (まだら、マダラ)

Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)

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

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

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.

飼う (かう)

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