その国の所々はあまりにも乾燥しており、ほとんど砂漠みたいだ。

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English Translation

Parts of the country are so dry as to be almost desert.

Furigana

その国(くに)の所々(ところどころ)はあまりにも乾燥(かんそう)しており、ほとんど砂漠(さばく)みたいだ。

Romanji

Sono kuni no tokorodokoro wa amarini mo kansōshiteori, hotondo sabaku mitai da.

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

所々 (ところどころ、しょしょ)

here and there; some parts (of something); several places

は (は)

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

余りに (あまりに)

too much; excessively; too

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

乾燥 (かんそう)

dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

砂漠 (さばく)

desert

みたい (みたい)

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative