君のお母さんは、若い頃は美しかったに違いない。

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English Translation

Your mother must have been beautiful when she was young.

Furigana

君(きみ)のお母(かあ)さんは、若(わか)い頃(ころ)は美(うつく)しかったに違(ちが)いない。

Romanji

Kimi no okāsan wa, wakai koro wa utsukushikatta ni chigainai.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

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

お母さん (おかあさん)

mother

は (は)

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

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

違い (ちがい)

difference; discrepancy