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こだい
古代
インカの
じだい
時代
に、アメリカ
たいりく
大陸
でもっとも
おお
大
きい
とし
都市
であった。
In the days of the ancient Incas, it was the largest city in America.
Grammar and points of interest
other forms of です other forms of です
 
古代インカの時代に、アメリカ大陸でもっとも大きい都市であった。
particle に particle に
 
time indicator
古代インカの時代に、アメリカ大陸でもっとも大きい都市であった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
古代インカの時代に、アメリカ大陸でもっとも大きい都市であった。
Conjugations and inflections
  であった is the past form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
こ だ い 1
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ancient times
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イ ン 1
noun
1. in
2. inn
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じ だ い 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun
1. period; epoch; era; age
2. the times; those days
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noun
American continent; the Americas
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も っ と も 3
Most common form: 最も
most; extremely
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お お き い 3
big; large; great; loud
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と し 1
town; city; municipal; urban
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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代
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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弋
shoot
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
陸
リク    land   
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⻖
hill   
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坴
ground ahead
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圥
セン   さき ahead   
都
ト   ツ   みやこ capital city, metropolis   
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⻏
おおざと group, community, large village   
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者
シャ   もの person, someone   
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耂
old
市
シ   いち market   
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巾
キン   turban; cloth
亠
lid
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