Usages of koro
私 は 子供 の ころ、 歯医者 に 行く と いつも 怖くて 泣いて いた。watashi wa kodomo no koro, haisha ni iku to itsumo kowakute naite ita.
When I was a child, I was always scared and cried when I went to the dentist.
子供 の ころ、 私 は 先生 に 毎朝 教室 の 掃除 を させられて、 少し 不公平 だ と 感て いた。kodomo no koro, watashi wa sensei ni maiasa kyoushitsu no souji o saserarete, sukoshi fukouhei da to kanjite ita.
When I was a child, I was made to clean the classroom every morning by the teacher, and I felt it was a bit unfair.
子供 の ころ 読んだ 小説 を 読み返す と、 昔 は 想像 できなかった 感情 が 分かる よう に なって いて、 少し 大人 に なった 気 が します。kodomo no koro yonda shousetsu o yomikaesu to, mukashi wa souzou dekinakatta kanjou ga wakaru you ni natte ite, sukoshi otona ni natta ki ga shimasu.
When I reread novels I read as a child, I feel a bit more grown-up, because I can now understand emotions I couldn’t imagine before.
子供 の ころ に スポーツ の 習い事 とか 音楽 の 習い事 とか を する と、 集中力 や 体力 が 自然 に 身 に つく と 言われて います。kodomo no koro ni supootsu no naraigoto toka ongaku no naraigoto toka o suru to, shuuchuuryoku ya tairyoku ga shizen ni mi ni tsuku to iwarete imasu.
It’s said that if children do sports lessons, music lessons, and so on, they naturally gain concentration and physical strength.
小学生 の ころ、 毎日 公園 で 友達 と 一緒 に 遊びました。shougakusei no koro, mainichi kouen de tomodachi to issho ni asobimashita.
When I was an elementary school student, I played in the park with my friends every day.
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