僕は少年の頃よく草の上に寝転んで白い雲を眺めたものだった。

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English Translation

As a boy, I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at white clouds.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は少年(しょうねん)の頃(ころ)よく草(くさ)の上(うえ)に寝転(ねころ)んで白(しろ)い雲(くも)を眺(なが)めたものだった。

Romanji

Boku wa shōnen no koro yoku kusa no ueni nekoronde shiroi kumo o nagameta mono datta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

良く (よく)

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

草 (くさ)

grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard

寝転ぶ (ねころぶ)

to lie down; to throw oneself down

白い (しろい)

white

雲 (くも)

cloud

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.

眺める (ながめる)

to view; to gaze at

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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