犬は人間の最良の友だといわれている。

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犬は人間の最良の友だといわれている。

English Translation

It is said that the dog is man's best friend.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)は人間(にんげん)の最良(さいりょう)の友(とも)だといわれている。

Romanji

Inu wa ningen no sairyō no tomo da to iwareteiru.

Words

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

は (は)

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

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

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

最良 (さいりょう)

the best; ideal

友 (とも)

friend; companion; comrade; pal

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix