若いときに泳ぎを覚えておくべきだったのに。
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English Translation
        You should have learned how to swim when you were young.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Wakai tokini oyogi o oboeteoku beki datta noni.
    
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                若い
            
            
                (わかい)
            
        
        
            young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
        
    
            
                時に
            
            
                (ときに)
            
        
        
            by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
        
    
            
                泳ぎ
            
            
                (およぎ)
            
        
        
            swimming
        
    
            
                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.
        
    
            
                覚える
            
            
                (おぼえる)
            
        
        
            to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard
        
    
            
                可し
            
            
                (べし)
            
        
        
            shall; should; must
        
    
            
                だ
            
            
                (だ)
            
        
        
            be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
        
    
            
                のに
            
            
                (のに)
            
        
        
            although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to