昔はたくさんたばこを吸っていたが、今ではやめました。

Sentence Analyzer

たくさん たばこ 吸っていた やめました

English Translation

I used to smoke a lot, but I have given up smoking now.

Furigana

(むかし)はたくさんたばこを()っていたが、(いま)ではやめました。

Romanji

Mukashi wa takusan tabako o sutteita ga, ima de wa yamemashita.

Words

(むかし)
olden days; former
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
沢山 (たくさん)
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much
煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
吸う (すう)
to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
(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.
止める (やめる)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: キュウ、 す.う
Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now