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むかし
昔
はその
かど
角
に
ゆうびんきょく
郵便局
があった。
There used to be a post office on the corner.
Grammar and points of interest
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
昔はその角に郵便局があった。
〜があります 〜があります
 
there is
昔はその角に郵便局があった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
昔はその角に郵便局があった。
Conjugations and inflections
  あった is the past form of irregular 'ru' godan verb ある   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
む か し 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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か ど 1
noun
1. corner (e.g. desk, pavement)
2. edge
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ゆ う び ん き ょ く 3
noun
post office
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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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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   
角
カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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⺈
corner
用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
郵
ユウ    mail   
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⻏
おおざと group, community, large village   
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垂
スイ   hang down; hanging   たらす to hang down, to suspend   たれる to be dangling, to drip   
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便
convenience; tidings   ビン tidings   ベン convenience   たより tidings, news   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
更
コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
乂
crossed swords
局
キョク    office   
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尸
corpse
partly wrapped
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勹
wrap
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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