私の留守中に誰かが訪ねてきたらしい。

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私の留守中に誰かが訪ねてきたらしい。

English Translation

It seems someone called on me in my absence.

Furigana

私(わたし)の留守中(るすちゅう)に誰(だれ)かが訪(たず)ねてきたらしい。

Romanji

Watashi no rusuchū ni dareka ga tazunetekita rashii.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

留守中 (るすちゅう)

during absence from home

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

誰か (だれか)

someone; somebody

が (が)

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

訪ねる (たずねる)

to visit

らしい (らしい)

seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...