彼が駅に着いたとき、列車はすでに３０分近く前に出発していた。

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English Translation

When he reached the station, the train had already left almost half an hour before.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が駅(えき)に着(つ)いたとき、列車(れっしゃ)はすでに３０分(ふん)近(ちか)く前(まえ)に出発(しゅっぱつ)していた。

Romanji

Kare ga eki ni tsuita toki, ressha wa sudeni san zero fun chikaku mae ni shuppatsushiteita.

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

駅 (えき)

station

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

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

は (は)

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

既に (すでに、すんでに)

already; too late

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

分 (ぶん)

part; segment; share; ration; rate; degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; in proportion to; just as much as

近く (ちかく)

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

出発 (しゅっぱつ)

departure