私は彼の家を訪ねたが彼は不在だった。

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私は彼の家を訪ねたが彼は不在だった。

English Translation

I called at his house but found that he was out.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の家(いえ)を訪(たず)ねたが彼(かれ)は不在(ふざい)だった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no ie o tazuneta ga kare wa fuzai datta.

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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.

訪ねる (たずねる)

to visit

が (が)

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

不在 (ふざい)

absence; disregard; indifference

だ (だ)

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