フォークは、ヨーロッパや近東地域で長年にわたって使われていたが、それはもっぱら調理用にのみであった。

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English Translation

Forks were used for many years in Europe and the Near East, but only for cooking.

Furigana

フォークは、ヨーロッパや近東(きんとう)地域(ちいき)で長年(ながねん)にわたって使(つか)われていたが、それはもっぱら調理用(ちょうりよう)にのみであった。

Romanji

Fuxo-ku wa, Yo-Roppa ya kintō chiiki de naganen niwatatte tsukawareteita ga, sore wa moppara chōriyō ni nomi de atta.

Words

フォーク (フォーク、ホーク)

fork; folk; folk song; hawk

は (は)

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

欧羅巴 (ヨーロッパ)

Europe

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

近東 (きんとう)

Near East

地域 (ちいき)

area; region

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)

long time; many years

に渡って (にわたって)

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

が (が)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

専ら (もっぱら、もはら)

wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly; principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly

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

のみ (のみ)

only; nothing but

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...