わたしが家に帰ってきたとき、彼はテレビを見ていました。

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English Translation

When I came home, he was watching TV.

Furigana

わたしが家(いえ)に帰(かえ)ってきたとき、彼(かれ)はテレビを見(み)ていました。

Romanji

Watashi ga ie ni kaettekita toki, kare wa terebi o miteimashita.

Words

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

家 (いえ)

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

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

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

Kanji

家

Readings: カ、ケ、いえ、や、うち

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

帰

Readings: キ、かえ.る、かえ.す、おく.る、とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible