彼女がきた時、彼は２時間本を読んでいた。

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English Translation

He had been reading for two hours when she came in.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)がきた時(とき)、彼(かれ)は２時間(じかん)本(ほん)を読(よ)んでいた。

Romanji

Kanojo ga kita toki, kare wa ni jikan hon o yondeita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

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

抉る (えぐる、くる)

to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine