私が子供のころ、彼はよく私たちに会いに来たものだった。

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English Translation

He would often come to see us when I was a child.

Furigana

私(わたし)が子供(こども)のころ、彼(かれ)はよく私(わたし)たちに会(あ)いに来(き)たものだった。

Romanji

Watashi ga kodomo no koro, kare wa yoku watashitachi ni ai ni kita mono datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

来る (きたる)

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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