彼女は息子に困り果てている。時には３時か４時まで戻ってこないのだ。

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English Translation

She is at her wit's end with her son. He sometimes does not come home until 3 or 4 a.m.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は息子(むすこ)に困(こまは)り果()てている。時(とき)には３時(じ)か４時(じ)まで戻(もど)ってこないのだ。

Romanji

Kanojo wa musuko ni komarihateteiru. tokiniha san ji ka yon ji made modottekonai no da.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

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

困り果てる (こまりはてる)

to be greatly perplexed; to be greatly embarrassed

時には (ときには)

at times; occasionally

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

時 (じ)

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

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

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

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

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative