私たちの猟犬は大きな鹿を追いかけた。

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私たちの猟犬は大きな鹿を追いかけた。

English Translation

Our pointer took off after a big deer.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの猟犬(りょうけん)は大(おお)きな鹿(しか)を追(お)いかけた。

Romanji

Watashitachi no ryōken wa ōkina shika o oikaketa.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

猟犬 (りょうけん、かりいぬ)

hound; hunting dog; gun dog

は (は)

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

鹿 (しか、かせぎ、か、ろく、シカ)

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

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.

追いかける (おいかける)

to chase; to run after; to pursue