その時代は全世界の人々が飢えていた。

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その 時代 は 全 世界 の 人々 が 飢えていた 。

English Translation

At that time, the whole world was hungry.

Furigana

その時代(じだい)は全(ぜん)世界(せかい)の人々(ひとびと)が飢(う)えていた。

Romanji

Sono jidai wa zen sekai no hitobito ga ueteita.

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...

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

は (は)

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

全 (ぜん)

all; whole; entire; complete; overall; pan-; omni-; toti-

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

が (が)

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

飢える (うえる、かつえる)

to starve; to thirst; to be hungry

Kanji

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

全

Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て

Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

世

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

界

Reading: カイ

Meanings: world, boundary

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

飢

Readings: キ、 う.える

Meanings: hungry, starve