父は昔腕力のある人でした。

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父は昔腕力のある人でした。

English Translation

My father used to be a strong man.

Furigana

父(ちち)は昔(むかし)腕力(わんりょく)のある人(ひと)でした。

Romanji

Chichi wa mukashi wanryoku no aru hito deshita.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

腕力 (わんりょく)

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

デス (デス)

death