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Zach

最近の猫はネズミを食べない。

Sentence Analyzer

最近 ネズミ 食べない

English Translation

Modern cats don't eat rats.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)(ねこ)はネズミを()べない。

Romanji

Saikin no neko wa nezumi o tabenai.

Words

最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
()
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
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ねずみ、ネズミ、ねず)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
()
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.
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food