若い頃、よくこの川で泳いだものだった。

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若い 頃 、 よく この 川 で 泳いだ もの だった 。

English Translation

I would often swim in this river when I was young.

Furigana

若(わか)い頃(ころ)、よくこの川(かわ)で泳(およ)いだものだった。

Romanji

Wakai koro, yoku kono kawa de oyoida mono datta.

Words

若い (わかい)

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

良く (よく)

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

此の (この)

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

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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.

泳ぐ (およぐ)

to swim

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

若

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し

Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

頃

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く

Meanings: time, about, toward

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

泳

Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ

Meaning: swim