Kanshudo Example: 昔私が若かったときには毎日日記をつけていたものだ。 - Kanshudo

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が

かったときには

をつけていたものだ。

I used to keep a diary every day when I was young.

Grammar and points of interest

particle を particle を

direct object marker

昔私が若かったときには毎日日記をつけていたものだ。

〜たものだ〜たものだ

used to do ~

昔私が若かったときには毎日日記をつけていたものだ。

ものだものだ

is (but with a hint of emotion)

昔私が若かったときには毎日日記をつけていたものだ。

時（とき）時（とき）

when

昔私が若かったときには毎日日記をつけていたものだ。

には, では, とはには, では, とは

emphasis

昔私が若かったときには毎日日記をつけていたものだ。

Conjugations and inflections

若かった is the past form of 'i' adjective 若い ALL INFLECTIONS

つけていた is the past form of the progressive form of ichidan verb つける ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

olden days; former

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

1. I; me

noun, 'no' adjective

2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)

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い

1. young; youthful

2. immature; green

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に

Most common form: ときに

conjunction

1. by the way; incidentally

2. sometimes; occasionally; on occasion

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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

every day

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noun

diary; journal

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つける

Most common form: 漬ける

ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to soak; to seep; to dip in

2. to pickle (this meaning is restricted to form 漬ける, つける)

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もの

noun

person (rarely used without a qualifier)

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Kanji

昔

セキシャク ancient; old むかし ancient

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

龷

キョウとも together

私

シわたくしわたし I, myself

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厶

ム private

禾

grain

若

ジャクニャクわかい young もしくは or

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右

ウユウみぎ right

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𠂇

ten じゅうじつととう

口

コウクくち mouth

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艹

grass

毎

マイ every, each

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𠂉

ジンニンひと man

毋

ボはは mother

記

キしるす to note, write down

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言

ゲンゴン say; word こと word, saying いう to say

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一

イチイツひとつひと- one

己

コキおのれ self

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