彼らの隠れ家を突き止めるのに１週間かかった。

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English Translation

It took us a week to locate their hideaway.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの隠(かく)れ家(が)を突(つ)き止(と)めるのに１週間(しゅうかん)かかった。

Romanji

Karera no kakurega o tsukitomeru no ni ichi shūkan kakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

隠れ家 (かくれが、かくれや)

hiding place; refuge

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.

突き止める (つきとめる)

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to make sure; to locate; to identify; to find out; to ascertain

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

週間 (しゅうかん)

week; weekly

罹る (かかる)

to suffer from