私は子どもの頃、魚が食べられなかった。

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私は子どもの頃、魚が食べられなかった。

English Translation

I couldn't eat fish when I was a child.

Furigana

私(わたし)は子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)、魚(さかな)が食(た)べられなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kodomo no koro, sakana ga taberarenakatta.

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

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on