私は海岸の近くに住んでいるあいだ、よく泳いだ。

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English Translation

While living near the beach, I often enjoyed swimming.

Furigana

私(わたし)は海岸(かいがん)の近(ちか)くに住(す)んでいるあいだ、よく泳(およ)いだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa kaigan no chikaku ni sundeiru aida, yoku oyoida.

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

海岸 (かいがん)

coast; beach

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

近く (ちかく)

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

間 (あいだ、あわい)

space (between); gap; interval; distance; time (between); pause; break; span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); relationship (between, among); members (within, among); due to; because of

良く (よく)

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

泳ぐ (およぐ)

to swim