めったに当地では雨が降りません。

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めったに 当地 で は 雨 が 降りません 。

English Translation

It hardly ever rains here.

Furigana

めったに当地(とうち)では雨(あめ)が降(ふ)りません。

Romanji

Mettani tōchi de wa ame ga furimasen.

Words

滅多に (めったに)

rarely; seldom

当地 (とうち)

this place (locality); here

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

雨 (あめ)

rain

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

Kanji

当

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし

Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

雨

Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ

Meaning: rain

降

Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す

Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender