家に帰って初めて時計をなくしたのに気付いた。

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English Translation

It was not until I got home that I missed my watch.

Furigana

家(いえ)に帰(かえ)って初(はじ)めて時計(とけい)をなくしたのに気付(きづ)いた。

Romanji

Ie ni kaette hajimete tokei o nakushita no ni kizuita.

Words

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

時計 (とけい、ときはかり)

watch; clock; timepiece

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.

無くす (なくす)

to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)

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

気付く (きづく)

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise