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