私の声を聞きつけて、私の犬は耳をそばだてた。

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English Translation

At the sound of my voice, my dog pricked up his ears.

Furigana

私(わたし)の声(こえ)を聞(き)きつけて、私(わたし)の犬(いぬ)は耳(みみ)をそばだてた。

Romanji

Watashi no koe o kikitsukete, watashi no inu wa mimi o sobadateta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

声 (こえ)

voice

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.

聞きつける (ききつける)

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to learn of (something); to get used to hearing

犬 (いぬ)

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

は (は)

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

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

欹てる (そばだてる)

to strain to hear; to prick up one's ears