新しい世紀に変わる前後の状況はこんなものであった。

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English Translation

This was how matters stood at the turn of the century.

Furigana

新(あたら)しい世紀(せいき)に変(か)わる前後(ぜんご)の状況(じょうきょう)はこんなものであった。

Romanji

Atarashii seiki ni kawaru zengo no jōkyō wa konna mono de atta.

Words

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

世紀 (せいき)

century; era

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

変わる (かわる)

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

前後 (ぜんご)

front and rear; front and back; before and behind; before and after; order; context; consequences; inversion; reversion; getting out of order; co-occurring; around; about; approximately; nearly

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

状況 (じょうきょう)

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

は (は)

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

こんな (こんな)

such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...