昔はここに寺がありました。
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English Translation
There used to be an old temple here.
Furigana
Romanji
Mukashi wa koko ni tera ga arimashita.
Words
昔
(むかし)
olden days; former
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此処
(ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
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
寺
(てら)
temple (Buddhist)
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