ぼくも昔はこの森の中でよく野鳥の鳴き声に聞き入っていたものでした。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

I used to listen to the calls of the wild birds in this forest.

Furigana

ぼくも昔(むかし)はこの森(もり)の中(なか)でよく野鳥(やちょう)の鳴(な)き声(ごえ)に聞(きい)き入()っていたものでした。

Romanji

Boku mo mukashi wa kono mori no naka de yoku yachō no nakigoe ni kikiitteita mono deshita.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

は (は)

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

良く (よく)

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

野鳥 (やちょう)

wild bird

鳴き声 (なきごえ)

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine; meow

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

聞き入る (ききいる)

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

者 (もの、もん)

person

デス (デス)

death