地zi震sin　が　起oこった　時toki、　[私watasi　は]　家ie　に　いました。

地じ震しん　が　起おこった　時とき、　私わたし　は　家いえ　に　いました。jishin ga okotta toki, watashi wa ie ni imashita.

When the earthquake happened, I was at home.

Breakdown of jishin ga okotta toki, watashi wa ie ni imashita.

私わたしwatashi

subject particle

to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)

at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]

起おこるokoru

to occur; to happen

地じ震しんjishin

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita