かつては、地球が宇宙の中心であると思われていた。

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English Translation

It was once believed that the earth was the center of the universe.

Furigana

かつては、地球(ちきゅう)が宇宙(うちゅう)の中心(ちゅうしん)であると思(おも)われていた。

Romanji

Katsute wa, chikyū ga uchū no chūshin de aru to omowareteita.

Words

嘗て (かつて、かって)

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

は (は)

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

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

が (が)

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

宇宙 (うちゅう)

universe; cosmos; space

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

中心 (ちゅうしん)

center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance; -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember