私たちは初めて彼の故郷を訪ねた。

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私たち は 初めて 彼 の 故郷 を 訪ねた 。

English Translation

We visited his home country for the first time.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは初(はじ)めて彼(かれ)の故郷(こきょう)を訪(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa hajimete kare no kokyō o tazuneta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

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

故郷 (ふるさと、こきょう、きゅうり)

home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home; ruins; historic remains

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

初

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め

Meanings: first time, beginning

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

郷

Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 さと

Meanings: home town, village, native place, district

訪

Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う

Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy