私は夏を思えば、かならず子どものころを思い出す。

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English Translation

I never think of summer without thinking of my childhood.

Furigana

私(わたし)は夏(なつ)を思(おも)えば、かならず子(こ)どものころを思(おも)い出(だ)す。

Romanji

Watashi wa natsu o omoeba, kanarazu kodomo no koro o omoidasu.

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

夏 (なつ)

summer

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.

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

必ず (かならず)

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

思い出す (おもいだす)

to recall; to remember; to recollect