私は中学のときはサッカー部員だった。

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私は中学のときはサッカー部員だった。

English Translation

I was a member of the soccer club when I was in junior high.

Furigana

私(わたし)は中学(ちゅうがく)のときはサッカー部員(ぶいん)だった。

Romanji

Watashi wa chūgaku no toki wa sakka- buin datta.

Words

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

中学 (ちゅうがく)

middle school; junior high school

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

サッカー (サッカー)

soccer; seersucker

部員 (ぶいん)

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

だ (だ)

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