私は昨年ヨットの操縦を始めた。

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私は昨年ヨットの操縦を始めた。

English Translation

I started sailing last year.

Furigana

私(わたし)は昨年(さくねん)ヨットの操縦(そうじゅう)を始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Watashi wa sakunen yotto no sōjū o hajimeta.

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

昨年 (さくねん)

last year

ヨット (ヨット)

yacht (usually only used for a sailing boat with one mast)

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

操縦 (そうじゅう)

steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling; management; handling; control; manipulation

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...