彼って長野に住んでいるはずなのに、なんで東京駅にいる？

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English Translation

He's supposed to be living in Nagano. What's he doing at Tokyo station?

Furigana

彼(かれ)って長野(ながの)に住(す)んでいるはずなのに、なんで東京駅(とうきょうえき)にいる？

Romanji

Kare tte Nagano ni sundeiru hazu na noni, nande Tōkyōeki ni iru?

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

って (って、て)

casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

筈 (はず)

expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

何で (なんで)

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

要る (いる)

to need; to want