私が訪ねるといつもあなたは留守だ。

私が訪ねるといつもあなたは留守だ。

Every time I call on you, you are out.

私(わたし)が訪(たず)ねるといつもあなたは留守(るす)だ。

Watashi ga tazuneru to itsumo anata wa rusu da.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

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

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

Readings: ホウ、おとず.れる、たず.ねる、と.う

Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

Readings: リュウ、ル、と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる

Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop

Readings: シュ、ス、まも.る、まも.り、もり、 -もり、かみ

Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey