彼が日本に来たのは子供のときでした。

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彼が日本に来たのは子供のときでした。

English Translation

He came to Japan as a child.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が日本(にっぽん)に来(き)たのは子供(こども)のときでした。

Romanji

Kare ga Nippon ni kita no wa kodomo no toki deshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

デス (デス)

death