当時の習慣では会ったが、彼は早婚だった。

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English Translation

As was the custom in those days, he married young.

Furigana

当時(とうじ)の習慣(しゅうかん)では会(あ)ったが、彼(かれ)は早婚(そうこん)だった。

Romanji

Tōji no shūkan de wa atta ga, kare wa sōkon datta.

Words

当時 (とうじ)

at that time; in those days

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

習慣 (しゅうかん)

habit; custom; cultural practice

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

会う (あう)

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

早婚 (そうこん)

early marriage; marrying young

だ (だ)

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