子供のころは、毎年夏には海岸へ行ったものだ。

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English Translation

When I was a child, I used to go to the seashore every summer.

Furigana

子供(こども)のころは、毎年(まいとし)夏(なつ)には海岸(かいがん)へ行(い)ったものだ。

Romanji

Kodomo no koro wa, maitoshi natsu ni wa kaigan e itta mono da.

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

は (は)

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

毎年 (まいとし、まいねん)

every year; yearly; annually

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

海岸 (かいがん)

coast; beach

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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