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昔そこにはスギの大木があった。

Sentence Analyzer

そこ すぎ 大木 あった

English Translation

There used to be a large cedar tree there.

Furigana

(むかし)そこにはスギの大木(たいぼく)があった。

Romanji

Mukashi soko ni wa sugi no taiboku ga atta.

Words

(むかし)
olden days; former
其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
須義 (すぎ、スギ)
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
()
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
大木 (たいぼく)
large tree
()
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

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood