犬の代わりに猫を飼いたい。

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犬 の 代わり に 猫 を 飼いたい 。

English Translation

I want to keep a cat instead of a dog.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)の代(か)わりに猫(ねこ)を飼(か)いたい。

Romanji

Inu no kawari ni neko o kaitai.

Words

犬 (いぬ)

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

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

代わり (かわり)

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; compensation; exchange; return; second helping; another cup; seconds; upcoming program; upcoming programme

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

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.

飼う (かう)

to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed

Kanji

犬

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-

Meaning: dog

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

猫

Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ

Meaning: cat

飼

Readings: シ、 か.う

Meanings: domesticate, raise, keep, feed