彼は子供のころ、よくここに来たかもしれない。

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English Translation

He may often have been here when he was a child.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は子供(こども)のころ、よくここに来(き)たかもしれない。

Romanji

Kare wa kodomo no koro, yoku koko ni kita kamo shirenai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

良く (よく)

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

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ、そな.える、とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

来

Readings: ライ、タイ、く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become