かつて庭に大きな桜の木があった。

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かつて庭に大きな桜の木があった。

English Translation

There used to be a big cherry tree in the garden.

Furigana

かつて庭(にわ)に大(おお)きな桜(さくら)の木(き)があった。

Romanji

Katsute niwa ni ōkina sakura no ki ga atta.

Words

嘗て (かつて、かって)

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

庭 (にわ)

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

桜 (さくら、サクラ)

cherry tree; cherry blossom; decoy; fake buyer; shill; hired applauder; horse meat

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

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

が (が)

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

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