私たちが彼を訪問したとき、彼はたまたま病気で寝ていた。

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English Translation

It happened that he was ill in bed when we visited him.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが彼(かれ)を訪問(ほうもん)したとき、彼(かれ)はたまたま病気(びょうき)で寝(ね)ていた。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga kare o hōmonshita toki, kare wa tamatama byōki de neteita.

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

偶々 (たまたま)

casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

寝る (ねる)

to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle