私は犬の方が猫より好きだが、それは前者が後者より忠実だからだ。

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English Translation

I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.

Furigana

私(わたし)は犬(いぬ)の方(ほう)が猫(ねこ)より好(す)きだが、それは前者(ぜんしゃ)が後者(こうしゃ)より忠実(ちゅうじつ)だからだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa inu no hō ga neko yori suki da ga, sore wa zensha ga kōsha yori chūjitsu da kara da.

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

犬 (いぬ)

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

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

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

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

前者 (ぜんしゃ)

the former

後者 (こうしゃ)

the latter

忠実 (ちゅうじつ、まめ)

faithful; loyal; devoted; hardworking; painstaking; diligent; healthy; fit

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since