私の両親は決して私を一人では海で泳がせなかった。

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English Translation

My parents never allowed me to swim alone in the sea.

Furigana

私(わたし)の両親(りょうしん)は決(けっ)して私(わたし)を一(いち)人(にん)では海(うみ)で泳(およ)がせなかった。

Romanji

Watashi no ryōshin wa kesshite watashi o ichi nin de wa umi de oyogasenakatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

決して (けっして、けして)

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

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.

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

泳がせる (およがせる)

to let someone swim; to let someone go free