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を飼う

to keep as a pet

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phrase Common #3,635
to keep as a pet Used with を to say that someone owns or keeps an animal as a pet. 飼う is often translated as “to have” in this context.
JA: いつか猫を飼う。
EN: I will have a cat someday.

犬を飼うための基本的なルールは何ですか。

What are the basic rules for owning a dog?

きっと犬も居る大家族は犬を飼うからね

There’s probably a dog too, since large families tend to have dogs.

— 灼熱の魂 (2010)

私たちには馬を飼う余裕がない。

We can’t afford to keep a horse.

犬か猫か鶏を飼うようにしなさい。

You should keep a dog, cat, or chicken.

父は、僕が犬を飼うことを許してくれないんです。

My dad won’t let me have a dog.