彼が階下に降りて来るのが聞こえた。

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彼が階下に降りて来るのが聞こえた。

English Translation

We heard him come downstairs.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が階下(かいか)に降(お)りて来(く)るのが聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Kare ga kaika ni oritekuru no ga kikoeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

階下 (かいか)

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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

降りる (おりる)

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

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

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed