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
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