この国の人口はだんだん減っている。

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この国の人口はだんだん減っている。

English Translation

The population of this country is diminishing.

Furigana

この国(くに)の人口(じんこう)はだんだん減(へ)っている。

Romanji

Kono kuni no jinkō wa dandan hetteiru.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

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

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

は (は)

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

段々 (だんだん)

gradually; by degrees; steps; stairs; staircase; terrace

減る (へる)

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate