以前はよく釣りにいったのですが現在はめったに行きません。

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English Translation

I used to go fishing quite often, but now I rarely go.

Furigana

以前(いぜん)はよく釣(つ)りにいったのですが現在(げんざい)はめったに行(い)きません。

Romanji

Izen wa yoku tsuri ni itta no desu ga genzai wa metta ni ikimasen.

Words

以前 (いぜん)

ago; since; before; previous

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

釣り (つり)

fishing; angling; change (e.g. for a purchase); trolling; writing false posts online

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

です (です)

be; is

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

現在 (げんざい)

now; current; present; present time; as of

滅多 (めった)

thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash; seldom (with neg. verb); rare; ordinary; usual; common; excessive; immoderate; extreme