彼が町を歩いているのを見たのは昨日です。

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English Translation

It was yesterday that I saw him walking down the street.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が町(まち)を歩(ある)いているのを見(み)たのは昨日(きのう)です。

Romanji

Kare ga machi o aruiteiru no o mita no wa kinō desu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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.

歩く (あるく)

to walk

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

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

は (は)

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

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

です (です)

be; is