先週、マイケルに会った。彼は１週間、病気だったのだ。

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English Translation

I saw Michel last week. He'd been sick for a week.

Furigana

先週(せんしゅう)、マイケルに会(あ)った。彼(かれ)は１週間(しゅうかん)、病気(びょうき)だったのだ。

Romanji

Senshū, Maikeru ni atta. kare wa ichi shūkan, byōki datta no da.

Words

先週 (せんしゅう)

last week; the week before

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

週間 (しゅうかん)

week; weekly

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

だ (だ)

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

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question