私は子供の頃、兄とよく川へつりに行った。

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English Translation

When I was a little boy, I often went fishing with my brother in the river.

Furigana

私(わたし)は子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、兄(あに)とよく川(かわ)へつりに行(い)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kodomo no koro, ani to yoku kawa e tsuri ni itta.

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

良く (よく)

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

川 (かわ、がわ)

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

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

釣り (つり)

fishing; angling; change (e.g. for a purchase); trolling; writing false posts online

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination