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彼が帰宅したときには、太陽はもう沈んでしまっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

帰宅した ときに 太陽 もう 沈んでしまっていた

English Translation

The sun had already set when he got home.

Furigana

(かれ)帰宅(きたく)したときには、太陽(たいよう)はもう(しず)んでしまっていた。

Romanji

Kare ga kitakushita tokini wa, taiyō wa mō shizundeshimatteita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
帰宅 (きたく)
returning home
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
太陽 (たいよう)
sun; solar
もう (もう)
now; soon; shortly; before long; presently; already; yet; by now; (not) anymore; further; more; again; another; the other; interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)
沈む (しずむ)
to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Reading: タク
Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband
Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: ヨウ、 ひ
Meanings: sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes