子供のころは夏になるとよく川で遊んだものだ

N5 子供 kodomo child, children N5 夏 natsu summer N5 なる naru become, turn into, happen N5 よく yoku often / well N5 川 kawa river

N5 子 shi, su, tsu / ko, -ko, ne child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM N3 供 kyou, ku, kuu, gu / sona.eru, tomo, -domo submit, offer, present N4 夏 ka, ga, ge / natsu summer, été, verano N5 川 sen / kawa stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47) N3 遊 yuu, yu / aso.bu, aso.basu play, jouer, jugar

N3 〜ものだ mono da Indicates general truth common habit advice or nostalgic memory, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means it is common that or I remember that N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information N5 〜よ yo Sentence ending particle adding information to listener, emphasizes statement, expresses certainty or warning