シェイクスピアは、その戯曲が世界的に有名だが、約４００年前の人である。

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English Translation

Shakespeare, whose plays are world-famous, lived some four hundred years ago.

Furigana

シェイクスピアは、その戯曲(ぎきょく)が世界的(せかいてき)に有名(ゆうめい)だが、約(やく)４００年(ねん)前(まえ)の人(ひと)である。

Romanji

Sheikusupia wa, sono gikyoku ga sekaiteki ni yūmei da ga, yaku yon zero zero nen mae no hito de aru.

Words

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

戯曲 (ぎきょく)

play; drama

が (が)

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

世界的 (せかいてき)

global; international; world-famous

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

有名 (ゆうめい)

famous; fame

だ (だ)

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

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...