彼が階段を降りていくのが聞こえた。

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彼が階段を降りていくのが聞こえた。

English Translation

I heard him go down the stairs.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が階段(かいだん)を降(お)りていくのが聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Kare ga kaidan o oriteiku 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

階段 (かいだん)

stairs; stairway; staircase

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.

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