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50年前だったら、だれでもその土地を買えただろう。

Sentence Analyzer

だったら だれ でも その 土地 買えた だろう

English Translation

Fifty years ago anyone could have bought the land.

Furigana

50(ねん)(まえ)だったら、だれでもその土地(とち)()えただろう。

Romanji

Go zero nen mae dattara, dare demo sono tochi o kaeta darou.

Words

(ご、いつ、い)
five
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
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...
土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
()
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.

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy