この国には石油が乏しい。
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English Translation
Oil is scarce in this country.
Furigana
この国 には石油 が乏 しい。
Romanji
Kono kuni ni wa sekiyu ga toboshii.
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
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
石油
(せきゆ)
oil; petroleum; kerosene
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
乏しい
(とぼしい、ともしい)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor