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Zach

たくさんの白い白鳥がいた池が以前はここにあった。

Sentence Analyzer

たくさん 白い 白鳥 いた 以前 ここ あった

English Translation

There used to be a pond here where you could see many swans.

Furigana

たくさんの(しろ)白鳥(はくちょう)がいた(いけ)以前(いぜん)はここにあった。

Romanji

Takusan no shiroi hakuchō ga ita Ike ga izen wa koko ni atta.

Words

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
()
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
白い (しろい)
white
白鳥 (はくちょう、しろとり、しらとり)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
()
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)
(いけ)
pond
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此処 (ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
()
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
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

Kanji

Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: チ、 いけ
Meanings: pond, cistern, pool, reservoir
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before