テーブルのそばには椅子が４脚あった。
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English Translation
There were four chairs by the table.
Furigana
テーブルのそばには椅子 が４脚 あった。
Romanji
Te-buru no soba ni wa isu ga yon kyaku atta.
Words
テーブル
(テーブル)
table
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
蕎麦
(そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
椅子
(いす)
chair; stool; post; office; position
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
四
(し、よん、よ)
four
脚
(きゃく)
counter for chairs or seats
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