私が昨晩家へ帰ったときはすっかり暗くなっていた。

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私 が 昨晩家 へ 帰った とき は すっかり 暗く なっていた 。

English Translation

It was quite dark when I got home last night.

Furigana

私(わたし)が昨晩家(さくばんか)へ帰(かえ)ったときはすっかり暗(くら)くなっていた。

Romanji

Watashi ga sakubanka e kaetta toki wa sukkari kuraku natteita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

が (が)

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

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

は (は)

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

すっかり (すっかり)

all; completely; thoroughly

暗い (くらい)

dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

晩

Reading: バン

Meanings: nightfall, night

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

暗

Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る

Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded