支配人が外出中だったので、私は彼の秘書に伝言を残した。

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English Translation

The manager was out, so I left a message with his secretary.

Furigana

支配人(しはいにん)が外出中(がいしゅつちゅう)だったので、私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の秘書(ひしょ)に伝言(でんごん)を残(のこ)した。

Romanji

Shihainin ga gaishutsuchū datta node, watashi wa kare no hisho ni dengon o nokoshita.

Words

支配人 (しはいにん)

manager; executive

が (が)

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

外出中 (がいしゅつちゅう)

while being out of the office or away from home

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

秘書 (ひしょ)

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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

伝言 (でんごん)

verbal message; word

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.

残す (のこす)

to leave (behind, over); to bequeath; to save; to reserve