彼の食料供給が不足すると、彼は新しい住居をさがさねばならなかった。

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English Translation

When his food supply ran short, he had to look for a new place to live.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の食料(しょくりょう)供給(きょうきゅう)が不足(ふそく)すると、彼(かれ)は新(あたら)しい住居(じゅうきょ)をさがさねばならなかった。

Romanji

Kare no shokuryō kyōkyū ga fusokusuru to, kare wa atarashii jūkyo o sagasanebanaranakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

食料 (しょくりょう)

food

供給 (きょうきゅう)

supply; provision

が (が)

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

不足 (ふそく)

insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

住まい (すまい、じゅうきょ)

dwelling; house; residence; address

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)