１年前に比べれば価格は大きく落ち込んでいる。

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English Translation

Compared with the level of a year ago, the price is sharply lower.

Furigana

１年(ねん)前(まえ)に比(くら)べれば価格(かかく)は大(おお)きく落(お)ち込(こ)んでいる。

Romanji

Ichi nen mae ni kurabereba kakaku wa ōkiku ochikondeiru.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

価格 (かかく)

price; value; cost

は (は)

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

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

落ち込む (おちこむ)

to feel down (sad); to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)