私は日本に帰ってくる前にずっとボストンに滞在していた。

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English Translation

I had been staying in Boston before I came back to Japan.

Furigana

私(わたし)は日本(にっぽん)に帰(かえ)ってくる前(まえ)にずっとボストンに滞在(たいざい)していた。

Romanji

Watashi wa Nippon ni kaettekuru mae ni zutto Bosuton ni taizaishiteita.

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

ボストン (ボストン)

Boston

滞在 (たいざい)

stay; sojourn