昔はその角に郵便局があった。

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昔はその角に郵便局があった。

English Translation

There used to be a post office on the corner.

Furigana

昔(むかし)はその角(かく)に郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)があった。

Romanji

Mukashi wa sono kaku ni yūbinkyoku 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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

角 (かく)

angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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

郵便局 (ゆうびんきょく)

post office

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