一ヶ月間雨が降らなかったので彼らは井戸を掘らなければならなかった。

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English Translation

Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.

Furigana

一(いち)ヶ月間雨(かげつかんう)が降(ふ)らなかったので彼(かれ)らは井戸(いど)を掘(ほ)らなければならなかった。

Romanji

Ichi kagetsukan'u ga furanakatta node karera wa ido o horanakerebanaranakatta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

下る (くだる)

to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

井戸 (いど)

water well

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

掘る (ほる)

to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex