もし私が若い頃一生懸命に働いていたならば、今頃は成功しているだろうに。

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English Translation

If I had worked hard in my youth, I would be successful now.

Furigana

もし私(わたし)が若(わか)い頃(ころ)一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)に働(はたら)いていたならば、今頃(いまごろ)は成功(せいこう)しているだろうに。

Romanji

Moshi watashi ga wakai koro isshōkenmei ni hataraiteita naraba, imagoro wa seikōshiteiru darou ni.

Words

若し (もし)

if; in case; supposing

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

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

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

だ (だ)

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

今頃 (いまごろ)

about this time

は (は)

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit