Learn Hardcore Japanese: hikkosita hi ni suidou ga denakute, sukosi komatta. - On the day I moved, the water did not come out, and that was a little troublesome.

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引ひっ越こした　日ひ　に　水道すいどう　が　出でなくて、　少すこし　困こまった。hikkoshita hi ni suidou ga denakute, sukoshi komatta.

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On the day I moved, the water did not come out, and that was a little troublesome.

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Breakdown of hikkoshita hi ni suidou ga denakute, sukoshi komatta.

Why is it 引っ越した日 and not something like 引っ越しの日?

引っ越した日 literally means the day (I) moved.

Here, the plain past form 引っ越した directly modifies the noun 日. This is a very common Japanese pattern:

You can also say 引っ越しの日, which means moving day. That version treats 引っ越し as a noun. Both are natural, but they feel slightly different:

In this sentence, 引っ越した日 focuses a bit more on the completed action of moving.

How is 日 read here?

In 引っ越した日, 日 is read ひ.

So the phrase is:

This is a common reading when 日 means day in everyday expressions.

Why is there a に after 日?

The に marks a specific point in time.

So:

This use of に is common with specific times:

Here it tells you when the problem happened.