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Zach

棒を投げて犬がそれを取ってくるのを見なさい。

Sentence Analyzer

投げて それ 取ってくる なさい

English Translation

Throw a stick and watch the dog fetch it.

Furigana

(ぼう)()げて(いぬ)がそれを()ってくるのを()なさい。

Romanji

Bō o nagete inu ga sore o tottekuru no o mi nasai.

Words

(ぼう)
pole; rod; stick
()
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.
投げる (なげる)
to throw; to cast away; to face defeat; to give up
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
取る (とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
()
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
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Reading: ボウ
Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ
Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible