彼はいろいろと時間をとられる用事が多いので、彼と会う約束をするのは難しい。

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English Translation

He has so many calls on his time, it is very difficult to make an appointment to see him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はいろいろと時間(じかん)をとられる用事(ようじ)が多(おお)いので、彼(かれ)と会(あ)う約束(やくそく)をするのは難(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Kare wa iroiro to jikan o torareru yōji ga ōi node, kare to au yakusoku o suru no wa muzukashii.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

色々 (いろいろ)

various; various colors (colours)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

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.

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)

用事 (ようじ)

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

が (が)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

約束 (やくそく)

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky