私が彼を訪ねたとき、彼はたまたま留守でした。

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English Translation

It happened that he was out when I visited him.

Furigana

私(わたし)が彼(かれ)を訪(たず)ねたとき、彼(かれ)はたまたま留守(るす)でした。

Romanji

Watashi ga kare o tazuneta toki, kare wa tamatama rusu deshita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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.

訪ねる (たずねる)

to 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

留守 (るす)

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

デス (デス)

death