犬は泳ぎが上手だなんて知りませんでした。

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English Translation

I didn't know that dogs swim well.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)は泳(およ)ぎが上手(じょうず)だなんて知(し)りませんでした。

Romanji

Inu wa oyogi ga jōzu da nante shirimasen deshita.

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

泳ぎ (およぎ)

swimming

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

だ (だ)

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

なんて (なんて)

such as; (things) like; exclamation

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

デス (デス)

death