良質の果物が冬には不足し、値段も高くなる。

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English Translation

Good fruit is scarce in winter, and costs a lot.

Furigana

良質(りょうしつ)の果物(くだもの)が冬(ふゆ)には不足(ふそく)し、値段(ねだん)も高(たか)くなる。

Romanji

Ryōshitsu no kudamono ga fuyu ni wa fusokushi, nedan mo takaku naru.

Words

良質 (りょうしつ)

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

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

果物 (くだもの、かぶつ)

fruit

が (が)

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

冬 (ふゆ)

winter

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

不足 (ふそく)

insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...