由美が来たとき私はテレビを見ていた。

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由美 が 来た とき 私 は テレビ を 見ていた 。

English Translation

I was watching TV when Yumi came.

Furigana

由美(ゆみ)が来(き)たとき私(わたし)はテレビを見(み)ていた。

Romanji

Yumi ga kita toki watashi wa terebi o miteita.

Words

が (が)

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

テレビ (テレビ)

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

Kanji

由

Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る

Meanings: wherefore, a reason

美

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい

Meanings: beauty, beautiful

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible