その国の人々は飢えに苦しんでいた。
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English Translation
People in that country are pressed by hunger.
Furigana
その国 の人々 は飢 えに苦 しんでいた。
Romanji
Sono kuni no hitobito wa ue ni kurushindeita.
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...
国
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
飢え
(うえ)
hunger; starvation
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
苦しむ
(くるしむ)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried