彼は若いころ体が弱かったようだ。

彼は若いころ体が弱かったようだ。

He seems to have been in poor health when young.

彼(かれ)は若(わか)いころ体(からだ)が弱(よわ)かったようだ。

Kare wa wakai koro karada ga yowakatta yō da.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

体 (からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

弱い (よわい)

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

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

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

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: タイ、テイ、からだ、かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Readings: ジャク、よわ.い、よわ.る、よわ.まる、よわ.める

Meanings: weak, frail