犬はネコを木の上まで追い詰めた。

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犬はネコを木の上まで追い詰めた。

English Translation

The dog chased the cat up a tree.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)はネコを木(き)の上(うえ)まで追(お)い詰(つ)めた。

Romanji

Inu wa neko o ki no ue made oitsumeta.

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

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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.

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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

上 (うえ)

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

追い詰める (おいつめる)

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after