背の高い男が銃を持って私のアパートに侵入した。

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English Translation

A tall man intruded into my apartment with a gun.

Furigana

背(せ)の高(たか)い男(おとこ)が銃(じゅう)を持(も)って私(わたし)のアパートに侵入(しんにゅう)した。

Romanji

Se no takai otoko ga jū o motte watashi no apa-to ni shinnyūshita.

Words

背 (せい)

height; stature

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

が (が)

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

銃 (じゅう)

gun; rifle; small arms

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

アパート (アパート)

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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

侵入 (しんにゅう)

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration