留(る)守(す)の()間(あいだ) rusunoaidaに ni田(た)中(なか) tanakaさん sanから kara電(でん)話(わ) denwaが gaありました arimashita。 While I was out, I got a call from Mr. Tanaka. Literal Absence [possessive-の] during [time-に] Tanaka [from-から] phone [subject-が] was. 留守の間に uses 間に (during, with に for a specific point or event within the period). 田中さんから電話がありました — the phone call is treated as something that existed/occurred. homecommunication
留(る)守(す)の()間(あいだ) rusunoaidaに ni田(た)中(なか) tanakaさん sanから kara電(でん)話(わ) denwaが gaありました arimashita。 While I was out, I got a call from Mr. Tanaka. Literal Absence [possessive-の] during [time-に] Tanaka [from-から] phone [subject-が] was. 留守の間に uses 間に (during, with に for a specific point or event within the period). 田中さんから電話がありました — the phone call is treated as something that existed/occurred. homecommunication