父(ちち) chichiは wa若(わか)い()こ()ろ() wakaikoro、上(じょう)手(ず) jouzuに ni泳(およ)ぐ() oyoguことができた kotogadekita。 My father could swim well when he was young. Literal Father [topic-は] young time, skillfully swim [could-ことができた]. ~ことができた is the formal past potential — 'was able to.' 上手に (skillfully) describes the manner. familysportsswimmingabilitieschildhood~ことができる (can do)
父(ちち) chichiは wa若(わか)い()こ()ろ() wakaikoro、上(じょう)手(ず) jouzuに ni泳(およ)ぐ() oyoguことができた kotogadekita。 My father could swim well when he was young. Literal Father [topic-は] young time, skillfully swim [could-ことができた]. ~ことができた is the formal past potential — 'was able to.' 上手に (skillfully) describes the manner. familysportsswimmingabilitieschildhood~ことができる (can do)