去年の夏にようやく私の長男は泳げるようになった。

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English Translation

It was not until last summer that my oldest son learned to swim.

Furigana

去年(きょねん)の夏(なつ)にようやく私(わたし)の長男(ちょうなん)は泳(およ)げるようになった。

Romanji

Kyonen no natsu ni yōyaku watashi no chōnan wa oyogeru yō ni natta.

Words

去年 (きょねん、こぞ)

last year

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

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

漸く (ようやく)

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; hardly; only just; gradually; little by little; by degrees

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

長男 (ちょうなん)

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

は (は)

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

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...