とある

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Meanings

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pre-noun adjectival

a certain ...; some ...

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) used to refer to an unspecified but particular person, place, or thing, often in narrative contexts.

とある町まちで小ちいさな本ほん屋やを見みつけた。
I found a small bookstore in a certain town.
とある理り由ゆうで彼かれは来こられなかった。
He couldn't come for a certain reason.

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Usage patterns

とある〈場ば所しょ〉でat a certain place
とある町まちで不ふ思し議ぎな事じ件けんが起おきた。
A strange incident occurred in a certain town.
とある〈人ひと〉がa certain person (does something)
とある人ひとが彼かれにこの本ほんを渡わたした。
A certain person handed him this book.
とある〈時とき〉at a certain time/on a certain occasion
とある日ひ、彼かの女じょは突とつ然ぜん姿すがたを消けした。
One day, she suddenly disappeared.