私の父は、昔はよく夜遅くまで酒を飲んでいたものでした。

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English Translation

My father used to drink till late at night.

Furigana

私(わたし)の父(ちち)は、昔(むかし)はよく夜(よる)遅(おそ)くまで酒(さけ)を飲(の)んでいたものでした。

Romanji

Watashi no chichi wa, mukashi wa yoku yoru osoku made sake o nondeita mono deshita.

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

良く (よく)

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

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

遅い (おそい)

slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

酒 (さけ、ささ、き、くし、しゅ)

alcohol; sake

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.

飲む (のむ)

to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal

者 (もの、もん)

person

デス (デス)

death