少年のころ、私はよく森を散歩したもんだ。

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English Translation

I would walk in the woods when I was a boy.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)のころ、私(わたし)はよく森(もり)を散歩(さんぽ)したもんだ。

Romanji

Shōnen no koro, watashi wa yoku mori o sanposhita mon da.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

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

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

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.

散歩 (さんぽ)

walk; stroll

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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