父は会社へ七時の地下鉄で通っている。

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父は会社へ七時の地下鉄で通っている。

English Translation

Father takes the 7:00 subway to work.

Furigana

父(ちち)は会社(かいしゃ)へ七(なな)時(じ)の地下鉄(ちかてつ)で通(かよ)っている。

Romanji

Chichi wa kaisha e nana ji no chikatetsu de kayotteiru.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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

地下鉄 (ちかてつ)

underground train; subway

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

通う (かよう)

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble