私たちは罠でそのきつねをとらえようとした。

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私たち その きつね とらえよう した

English Translation

We tried to trap the fox.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(わな)でそのきつねをとらえようとした。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa wana de sono kitsune o toraeyou to shita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わな)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
(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.
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(きつね、けつね、きつ、キツネ)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown
()
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.
捕らえる (とらえる)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ビン、 ミン、 わな、 あみ
Meanings: trap, snare