彼らは独自の文化を持っていた。

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彼ら は 独自 の 文化 を 持っていた 。

English Translation

They had a culture of their own.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは独自(どくじ)の文化(ぶんか)を持(も)っていた。

Romanji

Karera wa dokuji no bunka o motteita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

独自 (どくじ)

original; peculiar; unique; characteristic; proprietary; individual; independent; one's own

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

文化 (ぶんか)

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

独

Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り

Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

化

Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する

Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

持

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる

Meanings: hold, have