その国の一部はかつてフランスの植民地だった。

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English Translation

A part of the country was at one time a French settlement.

Furigana

その国(くに)の一部(いちぶ)はかつてフランスの植民地(しょくみんち)だった。

Romanji

Sono kuni no ichibu wa katsute Furansu no shokuminchi datta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

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

一部 (いちぶ)

one part; one portion; one section; some; one copy (e.g. of a document)

は (は)

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

嘗て (かつて、かって)

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

仏蘭西 (フランス)

France

植民地 (しょくみんち)

colony; colonial

だ (だ)

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