子供のころ、よく海へ泳ぎに行ったものだ。

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English Translation

I would often go swimming in the sea when a child.

Furigana

子供(こども)のころ、よく海(うみ)へ泳(およ)ぎに行(い)ったものだ。

Romanji

Kodomo no koro, yoku umi e oyogi ni 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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

へ (へ)

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

泳ぎ (およぎ)

swimming

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

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