私が子供の頃、毎日泳ぐのが常でした。
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English Translation
We used to swim every day when we were children.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi ga kodomo no koro, mainichi oyogu no ga tsune deshita.
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
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
毎日
(まいにち)
every day
泳ぐ
(およぐ)
to swim
常
(つね)
usual state of things
デス
(デス)
death
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: マイ、 ごと、 -ごと.に
Meaning: every
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ
Meaning: swim
Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-
Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular