ギリシア人は昔大競技会を開いていた。

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ぎりしあ人は昔大競技会を開いていた。

English Translation

The Greeks used to hold a big athletic meet.

Furigana

ギリシア人(じん)は昔(むかし)大(だい)競技会(きょうぎかい)を開(ひら)いていた。

Romanji

Girishiajin wa mukashi dai kyōgikai o hiraiteita.

Words

ギリシャ人 (ギリシャじん、ギリシアじん)

Greek (person)

は (は)

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

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

大 (おお)

big; large

競技会 (きょうぎかい)

athletic meet

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.

開く (ひらく)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)