旧友が私の家を訪ねてくれた。

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旧友 が 私 の 家 を 訪ねてくれた 。

English Translation

My old friend dropped in at my house.

Furigana

旧友(きゅうゆう)が私(わたし)の家(いえ)を訪(たず)ねてくれた。

Romanji

Kyūyū ga watashi no ie o tazunetekureta.

Words

旧友 (きゅうゆう)

crony; old friend

が (が)

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

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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.

訪ねる (たずねる)

to visit

Kanji

旧

Readings: キュウ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-

友

Readings: ユウ、 とも

Meaning: friend

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

訪

Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う

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