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English Sentence:

When he was a child he passionately collected stamps.

Japanese Translation:

彼は子どもの頃、熱心に切手を集めていました。

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彼|は
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かれ|は

カレ|ハ

kare wa

he (with a topic marker)

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子|ども
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こ|ども
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コ|ドモ

kodomo

child, children

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の
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ノ

no

(nominalization, possession, description, nominative case, sentence-final particle for interrogation, confirmation)

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頃
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ころ

コロ

koro

time, when, while

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熱|心|に
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ねっ|しん|に

ネッ|シン|ニ

nesshin ni

eagerly, enthusiastically, diligently, passionately

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切|手
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きっ|て

キッ|テ

kitte

postage stamp

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を
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ヲ

o

(accusative-case particle)

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集|めていました
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あつ|めていました

アツ|メテイマシタ

atsumete imashita

to have been collecting, used to be collecting (polite)

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