彼は夕食後しばしば推理小説を読んだものだった。

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English Translation

He would often read detective stories after supper.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は夕食後(ゆうしょくご)しばしば推理(すいり)小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)んだものだった。

Romanji

Kare wa yūshokugo shibashiba suiri shōsetsu o yonda mono datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

夕食後 (ゆうしょくご)

after dinner

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

推理 (すいり)

reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)

小説 (しょうせつ)

novel; (short) story

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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