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かつてサルタンが今日のトルコを統治していた。

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かつて サルタン 今日 トルコ 統治していた

English Translation

Once the Sultan ruled over today's Turkey.

Furigana

かつてサルタンが今日(きょう)のトルコを統治(とうち)していた。

Romanji

Katsute sarutan ga kyō no Toruko o tōchishiteita.

Words

嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
スルタン (スルタン、サルタン)
sultan
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
()
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
土耳古 (トルコ)
Turkey; turquoise
()
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.
統治 (とうち、とうじ)
rule; reign; government; governing

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: トウ、 す.べる、 ほび.る
Meanings: overall, relationship, ruling, governing
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve