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子供のころ私はフットボールより野球が好きだった。

Sentence Analyzer

子供 ころ フットボール より 野球 好き だった

English Translation

I preferred baseball to football in my childhood.

Furigana

子供(こども)のころ(わたし)はフットボールより野球(やきゅう)()きだった。

Romanji

Kodomo no koro watashi wa futtobo-ru yori yakyū ga suki datta.

Words

子供 (こども)
child; children
()
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
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
フットボール (フットボール)
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
野球 (やきゅう)
baseball
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something