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村人たちは、あの世があると思っていた。

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村人たち あの世 ある 思っていた

English Translation

The villagers believed in a life after death.

Furigana

村人(むらびと)たちは、あの()があると(おも)っていた。

Romanji

Murabitotachi wa, anoyo ga aru to omotteita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
あの世 (あのよ)
the other world; world of the dead; netherworld
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think