その長い干ばつの後に飢饉が起こった。

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その長い干ばつの後に飢饉が起こった。

English Translation

The long drought was followed by famine.

Furigana

その長(なが)い干(かん)ばつの後(のち)に飢饉(ききん)が起(お)こった。

Romanji

Sono nagai kanbatsu no nochini kikin ga okotta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

干ばつ (かんばつ)

drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

後に (のちに)

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

飢饉 (ききん)

famine; drought; shortage; crop failure

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen