ある日、私は田舎の叔父を訪ねた。

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ある日、私は田舎の叔父を訪ねた。

English Translation

I visited my uncle in the country one day.

Furigana

ある日(ひ)、私(わたし)は田舎(いなか)の叔父(おじ)を訪(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Aru hi, watashi wa inaka no oji o tazuneta.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

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