私が知っている限りでは、彼は昔優秀な生徒だった。

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English Translation

So far as I know, he used to be a good student.

Furigana

私(わたし)が知(し)っている限(かぎ)りでは、彼(かれ)は昔(むかし)優秀(ゆうしゅう)な生徒(せいと)だった。

Romanji

Watashi ga shitteiru kagiri de wa, kare wa mukashi yūshūna seito datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

限り (かぎり)

limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only

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.

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

優秀 (ゆうしゅう)

superiority; excellence

生徒 (せいと)

pupil

だ (だ)

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