合衆国では１９世紀に多くのアフリカ人が奴隷として売られた。

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合衆国では１９世紀に多くのあふりか人が奴隷として売られた。

English Translation

In the nineteenth century, many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.

Furigana

合衆国(がっしゅうこく)では１９世紀(せいき)に多(おお)くのアフリカ人(じん)が奴隷(どれい)として売(う)られた。

Romanji

Gasshūkoku de wa ichi kyū seiki ni ōku no Afurikajin ga dorei toshite urareta.

Words

合衆国 (がっしゅうこく)

federal state; United States of America

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

アフリカ人 (アフリカじん)

African

が (が)

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

奴隷 (どれい)

slave; servant; slavery

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

売る (うる)

to sell