お父さんは夜中の１２時前にはめったに帰ってこない。

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English Translation

Dad rarely gets back home before midnight.

Furigana

お父(とう)さんは夜中(やちゅう)の１２時(じ)前(まえ)にはめったに帰(かえ)ってこない。

Romanji

Otōsan wa yachū no ichi ni ji mae ni wa metta ni kaettekonai.

Words

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

は (は)

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

夜中 (やちゅう)

during the night; at night

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

時 (じ)

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

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

滅多 (めった)

thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash; seldom (with neg. verb); rare; ordinary; usual; common; excessive; immoderate; extreme

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