ジンバブエはかつてイギリスの植民地だった。
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English Translation
Zimbabwe was once a colony of Britain.
Furigana
ジンバブエはかつてイギリスの植民地 だった。
Romanji
Jinbabue wa katsute Igirisu no shokuminchi datta.
Words
ジンバブエ
(ジンバブエ)
Zimbabwe
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
英吉利
(イギリス)
Great Britain; United Kingdom
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
植民地
(しょくみんち)
colony; colonial
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative