かつてアメリカにはたくさんの奴隷がいた。

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かつて アメリカ たくさん 奴隷 いた

English Translation

At one time there were many slaves in America.

Furigana

かつてアメリカにはたくさんの奴隷(どれい)がいた。

Romanji

Katsute Amerika ni wa takusan no dorei ga ita.

Words

嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
亜米利加 (アメリカ)
America; United States of America
()
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
沢山 (たくさん)
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much
()
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
奴隷 (どれい)
slave; servant; slavery
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
居る (いる)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

Kanji

Readings: ド、 やつ、 やっこ
Meanings: guy, slave, manservant, fellow
Readings: レイ、 したが.う、 しもべ
Meanings: slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower