３時に彼の家を訪ねたが、彼は留守だった。

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English Translation

I went to his house at 3 o'clock, but he was out.

Furigana

３時(じ)に彼(かれ)の家(いえ)を訪(たず)ねたが、彼(かれ)は留守(るす)だった。

Romanji

San ji ni kare no ie o tazuneta ga, kare wa rusu datta.

Words

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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.

訪ねる (たずねる)

to visit

が (が)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

留守 (るす)

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

だ (だ)

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