私の犬は裏庭の木の下で寝ていた。

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私の犬は裏庭の木の下で寝ていた。

English Translation

I found my dog lying under the tree in our yard.

Furigana

私(わたし)の犬(いぬ)は裏庭(うらにわ)の木(こ)の下(した)で寝(ね)ていた。

Romanji

Watashi no inu wa uraniwa no konoshita de neteita.

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

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

裏庭 (うらにわ)

rear garden; back yard

木の下 (このもと、このした)

under a tree

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

寝る (ねる)

to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle