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Zach

あそこの角には以前ドラッグストアがあった。

Sentence Analyzer

あそこ 以前 ドラッグストア あった

English Translation

There used to be a drugstore on that corner.

Furigana

あそこの(かく)には以前(いぜん)ドラッグストアがあった。

Romanji

Asoko no kaku ni wa izen doraggusutoa ga atta.

Words

彼処 (あそこ、あすこ、かしこ、あしこ、あこ)
there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; genitals; that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point
()
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
(かく)
angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
ドラッグストア (ドラッグストア)
drugstore; pharmacy
()
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

Kanji

Readings: カク、 かど、 つの
Meanings: angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before