祖父母は週末にはよく私たちの所に遊びに来ました。

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English Translation

Our grandparents would come to see us on the weekends.

Furigana

祖父母(そふぼ)は週末(しゅうまつ)にはよく私(わたし)たちの所(ところ)に遊(あそ)びに来(き)ました。

Romanji

Sofubo wa shūmatsu ni wa yoku watashitachi no tokoroni asobi ni kimashita.

Words

祖父母 (そふぼ)

grandparents

は (は)

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

週末 (しゅうまつ)

weekend

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

遊び (あそび)

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")