彼は自分の名前が呼ばれたとき眠りかけていた。

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English Translation

He was almost asleep when he heard his name called.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の名前(なまえ)が呼(よ)ばれたとき眠(ねむ)りかけていた。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun no namae ga yobareta toki nemurikaketeita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

が (が)

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

呼ぶ (よぶ)

to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes