電話が鳴った時、我々は外出するところだった。

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電話 鳴った 我々 外出する ところ だった

English Translation

We were all set to leave when the phone rang.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)()った(とき)我々(われわれ)外出(がいしゅつ)するところだった。

Romanji

Denwa ga natta toki, wareware wa gaishutsusuru tokoro datta.

Words

電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
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
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
我々 (われわれ)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外出 (がいしゅつ、そとで)
outing; trip; going out
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude