子供の頃小犬を飼っていた。

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子供の頃小犬を飼っていた。

English Translation

I had a puppy when I was a boy.

Furigana

子供(こども)の頃(ころ)小犬(こいぬ)を飼(か)っていた。

Romanji

Kodomo no koro koinu o katteita.

Words

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

子犬 (こいぬ)

puppy

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.

飼う (かう)

to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed