その事故が起こったとき、彼はその工場でもう３年間働いていた。

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English Translation

He had been working in the factory for three years when the accident occurred.

Furigana

その事故(じこ)が起(お)こったとき、彼(かれ)はその工場(こうじょう)でもう３年間(ねんかん)働(はたら)いていた。

Romanji

Sono jiko ga okotta toki, kare wa sono kōjō de mō san nenkan hataraiteita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

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

工場 (こうじょう、こうば)

factory; plant; mill; workshop

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.

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated