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古代インカの時代に、アメリカ大陸でもっとも大きい都市であった。

Sentence Analyzer

古代 いんか 時代 あめりか大陸 もっとも 大きい 都市 あった

English Translation

In the days of the ancient Incas, it was the largest city in America.

Furigana

古代(こだい)インカの時代(じだい)に、アメリカ大陸(たい)でもっとも(おお)きい都市(とし)であった。

Romanji

Kodai inka no jidai ni, Amerikatairiku de mottomo ōkii toshi de atta.

Words

古代 (こだい)
ancient times
印加 (いんか)
impression; superimposition; application
()
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
時代 (じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
()
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
アメリカ大陸 (アメリカたいりく)
American continent; the Americas
(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.
最も (もっとも、もとも)
most; extremely
大きい (おおきい)
big; large; great; loud
都市 (とし)
town; city; municipal; urban
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: リク、 ロク、 おか
Meanings: land, six
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town