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むかしむかし
昔々
ある
むら
村
にひとりの
ろうじん
老人
が
す
住
んでいた。
Long, long ago, there lived an old man in a village.
Grammar and points of interest
particle の particle の
 
noun replacement / nominalization
昔々ある村にひとりの老人が住んでいた。
ある〜 ある〜
 
a certain
昔々ある村にひとりの老人が住んでいた。
いる / います and ある / あります いる / います and ある / あります
 
existence; possession
昔々ある村にひとりの老人が住んでいた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
昔々ある村にひとりの老人が住んでいた。
Conjugations and inflections
  ある is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb ある   ALL INFLECTIONS
  住んでいた is the past form of the progressive form of 'mu' godan verb 住む   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
む か し む か し 0
Most common form: 昔昔
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long ago; once upon a time
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あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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む ら 2
noun
village
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ひ と り 2
Most common form: 一人
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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ろ う じ ん 0
the aged; old person
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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Kanji
昔
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
龷
キョウ   とも together   
々
(kanji repetition symbol)   
村
ソン   むら village   
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寸
スン   inch
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
老
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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耂
old
匕
さじ spoon   
住
ジュウ   すむ to live, to dwell   すまう to live (concept)   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
主
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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王
オウ    king   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
丶
dot   
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