友人に会いにわざわざ出かけていったが、彼は留守だった。

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English Translation

I went all the way to see my friend, only to find him absent.

Furigana

友人(ゆうじん)に会(あ)いにわざわざ出(で)かけていったが、彼(かれ)は留守(るす)だった。

Romanji

Yūjin ni ai ni wazawaza dekaketeitta ga, kare wa rusu datta.

Words

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

態々 (わざわざ)

expressly; specially; doing something especially rather than incidentally

出かける (でかける)

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

留守 (るす)

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

友

Readings: ユウ、とも

Meaning: friend

人

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

会

Readings: カイ、エ、あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

出

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

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

留

Readings: リュウ、ル、と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる

Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop

守

Readings: シュ、ス、まも.る、まも.り、もり、 -もり、かみ

Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey