彼は学校を卒業したとき、もう就職が決まっていた。

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English Translation

His job had already been settled when he left school.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は学校(がっこう)を卒業(そつぎょう)したとき、もう就職(しゅうしょく)が決(き)まっていた。

Romanji

Kare wa gakkō o sotsugyōshita toki, mō shūshoku ga kimatteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

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.

卒業 (そつぎょう)

graduation; completion (e.g. of a course); outgrowing something; moving on

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

もう (もう)

now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)

就職 (しゅうしょく)

finding employment; getting a job

が (が)

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

決まる (きまる)

to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)