私たちが訪問したときは、小説に半年間も取り組んでいたんですから。

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English Translation

He had been working on his novel for six months when we visited him.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが訪問(ほうもん)したときは、小説(しょうせつ)に半年間(はんとしかん)も取(と)り組(く)んでいたんですから。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga hōmonshita toki wa, shōsetsu ni hantoshikan mo torikundeita n desu kara.

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

訪問 (ほうもん)

call; visit

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

は (は)

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

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

取り組む (とりくむ、とっくむ)

to tackle; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to come to grips with; to make effort; to strive for; to deal with

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

です (です)

be; is

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since