ひょっとして私の留守中にだれかが私を訪ねて来たら、すぐもどって来ると伝えてください。

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English Translation

Should anyone call on me in my absence, tell him that I will be back soon.

Furigana

ひょっとして私(わたし)の留守中(るすちゅう)にだれかが私(わたし)を訪(たずき)ねて来()たら、すぐもどって来(く)ると伝(つた)えてください。

Romanji

Hyottoshite watashi no rusuchū ni dare ka ga watashi o tazunetekitara, sugu modottekuru to tsutaete kudasai.

Words

ひょっと (ひょっと)

possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

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 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

が (が)

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

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

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

戻る (もどる)

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back

と (と)

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

伝える (つたえる)

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

下さる (くださる)

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

留

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

守

Readings: シュ、ス、まも.る、まも.り、もり、 -もり、かみ

Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey

中

Readings: チュウ、なか、うち、あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

訪

Readings: ホウ、おとず.れる、たず.ねる、と.う

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

来

Readings: ライ、タイ、く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

伝

Readings: デン、テン、つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う、 -づた.い、つて

Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition