古い住所録で偶然、彼の電話番号を見せた。

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English Translation

I ran across his telephone number in an old address book of mine.

Furigana

古(ふる)い住所録(じゅうしょろく)で偶然(ぐうぜん)、彼(かれ)の電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)を見(み)せた。

Romanji

Furui jūshoroku de gūzen, kare no denwa bangō o miseta.

Words

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

住所録 (じゅうしょろく)

address book; list of addresses; mailing list

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.

偶然 (ぐうぜん)

(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence

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

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

番号 (ばんごう)

number; series of digits

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.

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display