そうした高層ビルが出現する前は、町の全ての建物が相互に特別な関係を持って建っていたのである。

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そうした高層びるが出現する前は、町の全ての建物が相互に特別な関係を持って建っていたのである。

English Translation

Before the arrival of this skyscraper, all the buildings in the city stood in special relationship to each other.

Furigana

そうした高層(こうそう)ビルが出現(しゅつげん)する前(まえ)は、町(まち)の全(すべ)ての建物(たてもの)が相互(そうご)に特別(とくべつ)な関係(かんけい)を持(も)って建(た)っていたのである。

Romanji

Sōshita kōsō biru ga shutsugensuru mae wa, machi no subete no tatemono ga sōgo ni tokubetsuna kankei o motte tatteita no de aru.

Words

然うした (そうした)

such

高層 (こうそう)

multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall

ビル (ビル)

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

が (が)

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

出現 (しゅつげん)

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

は (は)

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

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

建物 (たてもの)

building

相互 (そうご)

mutual; reciprocal

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

特別 (とくべつ)

special

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

建つ (たつ)

to be erected; to be built

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...