アメリカの歴史の初期には黒人は奴隷として生きていた。

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English Translation

In the early days of American history, blacks lived in slavery.

Furigana

アメリカの歴史(れきし)の初期(しょき)には黒人(こくじん)は奴隷(どれい)として生(い)きていた。

Romanji

Amerika no rekishi no shoki ni wa kokujin wa dorei toshite ikiteita.

Words

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

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

歴史 (れきし)

history

初期 (しょき)

early (days); initial stage; initial

に (に)

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

は (は)

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

黒人 (こくじん)

black person; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

奴隷 (どれい)

slave; servant; slavery

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)