el

masculine singular definite article; the

edificio

building

era

• Verb

  first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser

• Noun
• Noun

al principio

at first, initially

como

• Adv

  1. as (to such an extent or degree)
  2. like, about (approximately)

• Conj
• Prep
• Verb

es

• Verb

  third-person singular present indicative of ser

• Noun

en

1. in, at, on
2. in (a time)
3. in (a language)
4. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
5. in (in various expressions)

actualidad

1. present (the current moment)
2. piece of news, current event