かつてここでは、人々は毛皮と砂糖を交換した。

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English Translation

Once people traded furs for sugar here.

Furigana

かつてここでは、人々(ひとびと)は毛皮(けがわ)と砂糖(さとう)を交換(こうかん)した。

Romanji

Katsute koko de wa, hitobito wa kegawa to satō o kōkanshita.

Words

嘗て (かつて、かって)

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

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 ...

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

毛皮 (けがわ、もうひ)

fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical

と (と)

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

砂糖 (さとう)

sugar

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.

交換 (こうかん)

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)