牧羊犬が、羊の群を牧場へ連れていく。
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English Translation
A sheep dog drives the flock to the pasture.
Furigana
Romanji
Bokuyōken ga, hitsuji no gun o bokujō e tsureteiku.
Words
牧羊犬
(ぼくようけん)
sheepdog
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
羊
(ひつじ、ヒツジ)
sheep (Ovis aries)
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
群
(ぐん)
group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band; group
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.
牧場
(ぼくじょう、まきば)
farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ); pasture land; meadow; grazing land
へ
(へ)
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
連れる
(つれる)
to lead; to take (a person)
Kanji
Readings: ボク、 まき
Meanings: breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
Readings: ヨウ、 ひつじ
Meaning: sheep
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: レン、 つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
Meanings: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique