彼はイギリス人で、たぶん昔はよい時代もあったのだろう。

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彼はいぎりす人で、たぶん昔はよい時代もあったのだろう。

English Translation

He's an Englishman, and, I guess, has known better days.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はイギリス人(じん)で、たぶん昔(むかし)はよい時代(じだい)もあったのだろう。

Romanji

Kare wa Igirisujin de, tabun mukashi wa yoi jidai mo atta no darou.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

イギリス人 (イギリスじん)

Englishman; Englishwoman

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

多分 (たぶん)

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much; great

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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

だ (だ)

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