ぼくは少年のころよく草の上にあおむけに白い雲を眺めたものだった。

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English Translation

As a boy I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at the white clouds.

Furigana

ぼくは少年(しょうねん)のころよく草(くさ)の上(うえ)にあおむけに白(しろ)い雲(くも)を眺(なが)めたものだった。

Romanji

Boku wa shōnen no koro yoku kusa no ueni aomuke ni shiroi kumo o nagameta mono datta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

良く (よく)

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

草 (くさ)

grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard

仰向ける (あおむける)

to turn up (one's face)

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

白い (しろい)

white

雲 (くも)

cloud

を (を)

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.

眺める (ながめる)

to view; to gaze at

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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