私は若い時、よく筏で川を下ったものだ。

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私は若い時、よく筏で川を下ったものだ。

English Translation

In my youth we used to float down the river on a raft.

Furigana

私(わたし)は若(わか)い時(とき)、よく筏(いかだ)で川(かわ)を下(くだ)ったものだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa wakai toki, yoku ikada de kawa o kudatta mono da.

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

良く (よく)

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

筏 (いかだ)

raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki

で (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.

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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.

下がる (さがる)

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; to get closer to the present day; to go south

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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