イギリス人はそのころ茶の貿易を始めた。
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English Translation
The English entered into the tea trade at that time.
Furigana
イギリス人 はそのころ茶 の貿易 を始 めた。
Romanji
Igirisujin wa sono koro cha no bōeki o hajimeta.
Words
イギリス人
(イギリスじん)
Englishman; Englishwoman
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
ころ
(ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
茶
(ちゃ)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; mockery
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
貿易
(ぼうえき)
trade (foreign)
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.
始める
(はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...