あの古代の廃虚は、かつては神社だった。

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あの古代の廃虚は、かつては神社だった。

English Translation

That ancient ruin was once a shrine.

Furigana

あの古代(こだい)の廃虚(はいきょ)は、かつては神社(じんじゃ)だった。

Romanji

Ano kodai no haikyo wa, katsute wa jinja datta.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

古代 (こだい)

ancient times

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

廃墟 (はいきょ)

ruins; abandoned building

は (は)

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

嘗て (かつて、かって)

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

神社 (じんじゃ)

Shinto shrine

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative