父(ちち) chichiは wa若(わか)い()こ()ろ() wakaikoro車(しゃ) shaを o買(か)う() kauゆとり yutoriも moなかった nakatta。 When my father was young, he couldn't even afford to buy a car. Literal Father [topic-は] young time car [object-を] buy room [also-も] not-existed. ゆとりもなかった — ゆとり (room/leeway/afford) + も + なかった (even/didn't have). Describes financial inability. 若いころ sets the time. familychildhoodmoney and finance
父(ちち) chichiは wa若(わか)い()こ()ろ() wakaikoro車(しゃ) shaを o買(か)う() kauゆとり yutoriも moなかった nakatta。 When my father was young, he couldn't even afford to buy a car. Literal Father [topic-は] young time car [object-を] buy room [also-も] not-existed. ゆとりもなかった — ゆとり (room/leeway/afford) + も + なかった (even/didn't have). Describes financial inability. 若いころ sets the time. familychildhoodmoney and finance