彼女はハンドバッグを開けて家の鍵を探してみたが、見つからなかった。

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English Translation

She looked in her bag for the key of the house, but could not find it.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はハンドバッグを開(あ)けて家(いえ)の鍵(かぎ)を探(さが)してみたが、見(み)つからなかった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa handobaggu o akete ie no kagi o sagashitemita ga, mitsukaranakatta.

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

ハンドバッグ (ハンドバッグ)

handbag; purse

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.

開ける (はだける)

to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

鍵 (かぎ、カギ)

key; lock

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

が (が)

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

見つかる (みつかる)

to be found; to be discovered