子供の頃私はお父さんとキャッチボールをした。

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子供 の 頃 私 は お父さん と キャッチボール を した 。

English Translation

When I was a child, I played catch with my father.

Furigana

子供(こども)の頃(ころ)私(わたし)はお父(とう)さんとキャッチボールをした。

Romanji

Kodomo no koro watashi wa otōsan to kyatchibo-ru o shita.

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

キャッチボール (キャッチボール、キャッチ・ボール)

playing catch

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

頃

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く

Meanings: time, about, toward

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father