父は若いころ車を買うゆとりもなかった。

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若い ころ 買う ゆとり なかった

English Translation

My father couldn't afford a car, when he was young.

Furigana

(ちち)(わか)いころ(くるま)()うゆとりもなかった。

Romanji

Chichi wa wakai koro kuruma o kau yutori mo nakatta.

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
若い (わかい)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
ゆとり (ゆとり)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance; latitude; time
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy