以前この辺にたくさんのホタルがいたものだった。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
There used to be lots of fireflies around here.
Furigana
Romanji
Izen kono atari ni takusan no hotaru ga ita mono datta.
Words
以前
(いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
辺
(へん)
area; vicinity; region; side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.); circumstances
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
沢山
(たくさん)
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much
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
蛍
(ほたる、ホタル)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
居る
(いる)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)
者
(もの、もん)
person
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative