以前は私の家の裏に、大きな桜の木がありました。

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English Translation

There used to be a big cherry tree at the back of my house.

Furigana

以前(いぜん)は私(わたし)の家(いえ)の裏(うら)に、大(おお)きな桜(さくら)の木(き)がありました。

Romanji

Izen wa watashi no ie no ura ni, ōkina sakura no ki ga arimashita.

Words

以前 (いぜん)

ago; since; before; previous

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

裏 (うら)

bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side; rear; back; behind (the house); lining; inside; out of sight; behind the scenes; proof; opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.); bottom (of an inning); last half (of an inning)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

桜 (さくら、サクラ)

cherry tree; cherry blossom; decoy; fake buyer; shill; hired applauder; horse meat

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about