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Zach

ここには刑務所があった。

Sentence Analyzer

ここ 刑務所 あった

English Translation

There used to be a prison here.

Furigana

ここには刑務所(けいむしょ)があった。

Romanji

Koko ni wa keimusho ga atta.

Words

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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
刑務所 (けいむしょ)
prison; penitentiary
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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

Reading: ケイ
Meanings: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place