昔は学校の近くに喫茶店があった。

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昔は学校の近くに喫茶店があった。

English Translation

There used to be a coffee shop near the school.

Furigana

昔(むかし)は学校(がっこう)の近(ちか)くに喫茶店(きっさてん)があった。

Romanji

Mukashi wa gakkō no chikaku ni kissaten ga atta.

Words

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

は (は)

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

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

近く (ちかく)

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

喫茶店 (きっさてん、きっちゃてん)

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

が (が)

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