彼女が初舞台を踏んだのは１９６９年であった。

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English Translation

Her first appearance on the stage was in 1969.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)が初(はつ)舞台(ぶたい)を踏(ふ)んだのは１９６９年(ねん)であった。

Romanji

Kanojo ga hatsu butai o funda no wa ichi kyū roku kyū nen de atta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

初 (はつ、うい)

first; new

舞台 (ぶたい)

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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.

踏む (ふむ)

to step on; to tread on; to experience; to undergo; to estimate; to value; to appraise; to rhyme; to inherit (the throne, etc.); to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)

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

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

だ (だ)

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