私はまっすぐに家に帰らないで回り道をして郵便局に寄ってきた。

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English Translation

Instead of coming directly home, I took the long way and stopped by the post office.

Furigana

私(わたし)はまっすぐに家(いえ)に帰(かえ)らないで回(まわ)り道(みち)をして郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)に寄(よ)ってきた。

Romanji

Watashi wa massugu ni ie ni kaeranaide mawarimichi o shite yūbinkyoku ni yottekita.

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

真っ直ぐ (まっすぐ)

straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect; straightforward; honest; frank

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

家 (いえ)

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

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

回り道 (まわりみち)

detour; diversion

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく)

post office

寄る (よる)

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.); to grow (wrinkly); to lean against; to recline on; to push one's opponent while holding their belt; to decide on a price and come to a deal; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to