私の父は昔、肉と魚を売る店を持っていた。

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English Translation

My father used to own a store dealing in meat and fish.

Furigana

私(わたし)の父(ちち)は昔(むかし)、肉(にく)と魚(さかな)を売(う)る店(みせ)を持(も)っていた。

Romanji

Watashi no chichi wa mukashi, niku to sakana o uru mise o motteita.

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

肉 (にく、しし)

flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

魚 (さかな、うお)

fish

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.

売る (うる)

to sell

店 (みせ)

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of