私たちの留守中、泥棒が家に押し入った。

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私たちの留守中、泥棒が家に押し入った。

English Translation

A thief broke into the house while we were away.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの留守中(るすちゅう)、泥棒(どろぼう)が家(いえ)に押(お)し入(い)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi no rusuchū, dorobō ga ie ni oshiitta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

留守中 (るすちゅう)

during absence from home

泥棒 (どろぼう)

thief; burglar; robber; theft

が (が)

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

家 (いえ)

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

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

押し入る (おしいる)

to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude