I came by yesterday, but you weren’t there.

Japanese translation: 立ち寄ってみた

23:27 Jul 16, 2015
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: I came by yesterday, but you weren’t there.
I don't know, if it's possible to reflect the "by" in Japanese, not just "came". That's, what I'm curious of.
bochkor
Local time: 09:40
Japanese translation:立ち寄ってみた
Explanation:
"by" in this sense does not translate into Japanese. It is part of an English idiom.
Probably the closest term is something like 立ち寄る.

You would probably say something like "昨日お宅に立ち寄ってみたが、留守のようだった。Which means something like "[I] briefly visited your home yesterday, but it appeared that [you] were out"
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i came by yesterday, but you weren’t there.
立ち寄ってみた


Explanation:
"by" in this sense does not translate into Japanese. It is part of an English idiom.
Probably the closest term is something like 立ち寄る.

You would probably say something like "昨日お宅に立ち寄ってみたが、留守のようだった。Which means something like "[I] briefly visited your home yesterday, but it appeared that [you] were out"

Kurt Hammond
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