English Sentence:

The Summer Olympic Games took place for the first time in 1896 in Greece.

Japanese Translation:

第一回目の夏季オリンピック大会は、1896年にギリシャで行われました。

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だい|いっ|かい
ダイ|イッ|カイ

dai ikkai

the first (for events like tournaments, festivals, etc)

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me

a point in time or location, (to show the order)

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no

(nominalization, possession, description, nominative case, sentence-final particle for interrogation, confirmation)

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kaki

summer, the summer season, summertime

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おりんぴっく
オリンピック
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orinpikku

the Olympics, the Olympic Games

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たい|かい
タイ|カイ

taikai

tournament, large meeting

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wa

(topic/comparison particle)

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ねん
ネン

nen

year

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ni

(particle for dative, time, location, direction)

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ぎりしゃ
ギリシャ
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girisha

Greece

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de

(and, particle for time, places, measure/means, reason, contents, unity/coordination, age)

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おこな|われました
オコナ|ワレマシタ

okonawaremashita

to have been done/held, to have taken place (polite)

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