非(ひ)常(じょう)に() hijouni賢(かしこ)く() kashikokuおとなしい otonashiiので node、この kono犬(いぬ) inuは wa私(わたし) watashiにとって nitotte良(よ)い() yoi友(とも)達(だち) tomodachiです desu。 Because this dog is very smart and gentle, it's a good friend to me. Literal Extremely clever and-obedient [because-ので], this dog [topic-は] me [for-にとって] good friend [copula-です]. Two adjectives joined with the te-form: 賢く ('clever') + おとなしい ('gentle/obedient'). ~にとって means 'for me, from my perspective.' animals~ので (because)i-adjective adverbial (~く)~にとって (from the perspective of)
非(ひ)常(じょう)に() hijouni賢(かしこ)く() kashikokuおとなしい otonashiiので node、この kono犬(いぬ) inuは wa私(わたし) watashiにとって nitotte良(よ)い() yoi友(とも)達(だち) tomodachiです desu。 Because this dog is very smart and gentle, it's a good friend to me. Literal Extremely clever and-obedient [because-ので], this dog [topic-は] me [for-にとって] good friend [copula-です]. Two adjectives joined with the te-form: 賢く ('clever') + おとなしい ('gentle/obedient'). ~にとって means 'for me, from my perspective.' animals~ので (because)i-adjective adverbial (~く)~にとって (from the perspective of)