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Zach

私たちは庭でかわいそうな小さな猫を見つけた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち かわいそうな 小さな 見つけた

English Translation

We found a poor little cat in the yard.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(にわ)でかわいそうな(ちい)さな(ねこ)()つけた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa niwa de kawaisōna chiisana neko o mitsuketa.

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
(にわ)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(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.
可哀相 (かわいそう)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
()
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.
見つける (みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible