彼女は若いころ東京の郊外に住んでいました。

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English Translation

She lived in the suburbs of Tokyo when she was young.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は若(わか)いころ東京(とうきょう)の郊外(こうがい)に住(す)んでいました。

Romanji

Kanojo wa wakai koro Tōkyō no kōgai ni sundeimashita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

郊外 (こうがい)

suburb; outskirts

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide