彼は一週間前、つまり五月十日にヨーロッパに向かった。

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English Translation

He left for Europe a week ago, that is, on the tenth of May.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は一(いち)週間(しゅうかん)前(まえ)、つまり五月(ごがつ)十(じゅう)日(にち)にヨーロッパに向(む)かった。

Romanji

Kare wa ichi shūkan mae, tsumari gogatsu jū nichi ni Yo-Roppa ni mukatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

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

週間 (しゅうかん)

week; weekly

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

詰まり (つまり)

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end; conclusion; dead end; corner; distress; being at the end of one's rope

五月 (ごがつ)

May

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

日 (にち)

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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

欧羅巴 (ヨーロッパ)

Europe

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards