王子さまは、王さまに別れの挨拶をして、旅に出ました。夕方、ある町をとおりにかかると、鐘が鳴っています。
What does ある町 mean? I don't see it, is it something like "The town he's in?"
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What does ある町 mean? I don't see it, is it something like "The town he's in?"
In that context ある means "one" or "some". ある町 means "some town".
In this context it means he was passing another town. So 'another' or 'some' may be an apt translation here.