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彼が部屋にはいると、警官が待ちかまえていた。

Sentence Analyzer

部屋 いる 警官 待ちかまえていた

English Translation

He entered the room, to be confronted by a policeman.

Furigana

(かれ)部屋(へや)にはいると、警官(けいかん)()ちかまえていた。

Romanji

Kare ga heya ni wa iru to, keikan ga machikamaeteita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
要る (いる)
to need; to want
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
警官 (けいかん)
policeman
待ち構える (まちかまえる)
to lie in wait; to be on the watch for

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on