納屋に入るやいなや、彼はなくなった自転車を見つけた。

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English Translation

On entering the barn, he found a missing bike.

Furigana

納屋(なや)に入(はい)るやいなや、彼(かれ)はなくなった自転車(じてんしゃ)を見(み)つけた。

Romanji

Naya ni hairu yainaya, kare wa nakunatta jitensha o mitsuketa.

Words

納屋 (なや)

shed; barn; outhouse

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

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

や否や (やいなや)

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; whether or not

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

無くなる (なくなる)

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with