少年時代を思い出すのも時には楽しいものだ。

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English Translation

Sometimes it is pleasant to look back on one's childhood.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)時代(じだい)を思(おも)い出(だ)すのも時(とき)には楽(たの)しいものだ。

Romanji

Shōnen jidai o omoidasu no mo tokini wa tanoshii mono da.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

を (を)

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.

思い出す (おもいだす)

to recall; to remember; to recollect

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

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

楽しい (たのしい)

enjoyable; fun

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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