しかし物々交換制は、人々の要求が一致することは希であったので、非常に不満足な制度だった。

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English Translation

Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory system because people's needs seldom matched exactly.

Furigana

しかし物々交換制(ぶつぶつこうかんせい)は、人々(ひとびと)の要求(ようきゅう)が一致(いっち)することは希(まれ)であったので、非常(ひじょう)に不満足(ふまんぞく)な制度(せいど)だった。

Romanji

Shikashi butsubutsukōkansei wa, hitobito no yōkyū ga itchisuru koto wa mare de atta node, hijō ni fumanzokuna seido datta.

Words

然し (しかし)

however; but

は (は)

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

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

要求 (ようきゅう)

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

が (が)

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

一致 (いっち)

coincidence; agreement; union; match; conformity; consistency; cooperation

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

稀 (まれ)

rare; seldom

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

非常 (ひじょう)

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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

不満足 (ふまんぞく)

dissatisfaction; displeasure; discontent

制度 (せいど)

system; institution; organization; organisation