私たちは子供の頃よくこの川で泳いだものだ。

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English Translation

We used to bathe in this river in our childhood.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは子供(こども)の頃(ころ)よくこの川(かわ)で泳(およ)いだものだ。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kodomo no koro yoku kono kawa de oyoida mono da.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

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

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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.

泳ぐ (およぐ)

to swim

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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