私たちが留守の間に泥棒が家に侵入した。

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私たちが留守の間に泥棒が家に侵入した。

English Translation

The thief broke into the house while we were away.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが留守(るす)の間(ま)に泥棒(どろぼう)が家(いえ)に侵入(しんにゅう)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga rusu no ma ni dorobō ga ie ni shinnyūshita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

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

留守 (るす)

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

泥棒 (どろぼう)

thief; burglar; robber; theft

家 (いえ)

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

侵入 (しんにゅう)

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration