私は彼の電話番号を忘れないように書き留めておいた。

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English Translation

I wrote down his telephone number so that I might remember it.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)を忘(わす)れないように書(か)き留(と)めておいた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no denwa bangō o wasurenai yōni kakitometeoita.

Words

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

電話 (でんわ)

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

番号 (ばんごう)

number; series of digits

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.

忘れる (わすれる)

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

書き留める (かきとめる、かきとどめる)

to write down; to leave a note behind; to record; to chronicle