彼は昼食を食べていた時に、その問題の答えを思いついた。

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English Translation

He hit on the answer to the problem as he was having lunch.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は昼食(ちゅうしょく)を食(た)べていた時(とき)に、その問題(もんだい)の答(こた)えを思(おも)いついた。

Romanji

Kare wa chūshoku o tabeteita tokini, sono mondai no kotae o omoitsuita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

昼食 (ちゅうしょく、ちゅうじき、ひるげ)

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

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.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

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

答え (こたえ、いらえ)

answer; reply; response; solution

思い付く (おもいつく)

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea