私たちが幼いときに、父は美しい話を私たちに読んでくれたものだった。

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English Translation

Our father used to read us happy stories when we were small.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが幼(おさな)いときに、父(ちち)は美(うつく)しい話(はなし)を私(わたし)たちに読(よ)んでくれたものだった。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga osanai tokini, chichi wa utsukushii hanashi o watashitachi ni yondekureta mono datta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

幼い (おさない、いとけない)

very young; childish; immature

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

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

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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.

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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