彼はまだ十四歳の時に船乗りになった。

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彼はまだ十四歳の時に船乗りになった。

English Translation

He went to sea when he was only 14.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はまだ十(じゅう)四(よん)歳(さい)の時(とき)に船乗(ふなの)りになった。

Romanji

Kare wa mada jū yon sai no tokini funanori ni natta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

船乗り (ふなのり)

getting on board; sailor; seaman

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...