私は中学のときはサッカー部員だった。

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私 は 中学 の とき は サッカー 部員 だった 。

English Translation

I was a member of the soccer club when I was in junior high.

Furigana

私(わたし)は中学(ちゅうがく)のときはサッカー部員(ぶいん)だった。

Romanji

Watashi wa chūgaku no toki wa sakka- buin datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

中学 (ちゅうがく)

middle school; junior high school

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

サッカー (サッカー)

soccer; seersucker

部員 (ぶいん)

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge