その建物は川のそばに建っていた。
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English Translation
The building stood beside the river.
Furigana
その建物 は川 のそばに建 っていた。
Romanji
Sono tatemono wa kawa no soba ni tatteita.
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...
建物
(たてもの)
building
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
川
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
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
蕎麦
(そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
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
建つ
(たつ)
to be erected; to be built