電話が鳴った時、私はもう寝ていた。

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電話 が 鳴った 時 、 私 は もう 寝ていた 。

English Translation

I had already gone to bed when the telephone rang.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)が鳴(な)った時(とき)、私(わたし)はもう寝(ね)ていた。

Romanji

Denwa ga natta toki, watashi wa mō neteita.

Words

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

が (が)

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

鳴る (なる)

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

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)

寝る (ねる)

to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle

Kanji

電

Reading: デン

Meaning: electricity

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

鳴

Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす

Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

寝

Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める

Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold