彼はポケットに手を突っ込んでゲートのそばに立っていた。

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彼はぽけっとに手を突っ込んでゲートのそばに立っていた。

English Translation

He was standing by the gate with his hand in his pocket.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はポケットに手(て)を突(つ)っ込(こ)んでゲートのそばに立(た)っていた。

Romanji

Kare wa poketto ni te o tsukkonde ge-to no soba ni tatteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

ポケット (ポケット)

pocket

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

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.

突っ込む (つっこむ)

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to go into deeply; to get involved with; to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to riposte; to retort; to quip

ゲート (ゲート)

gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element

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

蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)