昔その島にひとりの老人が住んでいた。

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昔その島にひとりの老人が住んでいた。

English Translation

There once lived an old man on that island.

Furigana

昔(むかし)その島(しま)にひとりの老人(ろうじん)が住(す)んでいた。

Romanji

Mukashi sono shima ni hitori no rōjin ga sundeita.

Words

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

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...

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

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

一人 (ひとり、いちにん)

one person; alone; unmarried; solitary

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

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide