彼は住所を教えてくれたのですが、あいにく私はそれを書き留めておく紙を持っていなかったのです。

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English Translation

He told me his address, but unfortunately I had no paper to write it down on.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は住所(じゅうしょ)を教(おし)えてくれたのですが、あいにく私(わたし)はそれを書(か)き留(と)めておく紙(かみ)を持(も)っていなかったのです。

Romanji

Kare wa jūsho o oshietekureta no desu ga, ainiku watashi wa sore o kakitometeoku kami o motteinakatta no desu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

住所 (じゅうしょ)

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

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.

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct

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

です (です)

be; is

が (が)

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

生憎 (あいにく)

unfortunately; Sorry, but ...

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

書き留める (かきとめる、かきとどめる)

to write down; to leave a note behind; to record; to chronicle

紙 (かみ)

paper

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of