Breakdown of kanojo wa shibaraku kaigai ni iku node, tomodachi to aeru uchi ni nando mo atte okitai to itte ita.
Questions & Answers about kanojo wa shibaraku kaigai ni iku node, tomodachi to aeru uchi ni nando mo atte okitai to itte ita.
は marks 彼女 as the topic of the sentence.
That means the sentence is talking about her, and what follows is information about her situation and what she said. Once 彼女は sets the topic, Japanese can leave she unstated in the rest of the sentence, even though she is still the understood subject of 行く, 会っておきたい, and 言っていた.
しばらく means for a while or for some time.
It is intentionally vague. It does not tell you exactly how long she will be abroad; it just suggests that it will not be very brief. In this sentence, it modifies the idea of going abroad, so the feeling is:
- she will be away
- for a while
- long enough that it affects when she can meet her friends
Yes, 海外へ行く would also be possible.
In this sentence, に marks the destination of movement: go abroad. With verbs of motion like 行く, both に and へ can often be used.
Very roughly:
- に focuses more on the destination
- へ focuses a bit more on the direction toward that destination
In everyday use, both are common, and the difference here is small.
Also, 海外 by itself means overseas / abroad. It behaves like a noun here.
