私は午後四時に球場に到着したが、試合はすでに始まっていた。
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English Translation
I arrived at the stadium at 4:00 p.m., but the game had already started.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi wa gogo yon ji ni kyūjō ni tōchakushita ga, shiai wa sudeni hajimatteita.
Words
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
午後
(ごご)
afternoon; p.m.
四
(し、よん、よ)
four
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
球場
(きゅうじょう)
baseball stadium
到着
(とうちゃく)
arrival
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
試合
(しあい)
match; game; bout; contest
既に
(すでに、すんでに)
already; too late
始まる
(はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ゴ、 うま
Meanings: noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: トウ、 いた.る
Meanings: arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin