農夫たちは干天のため冬作の穀物は不作だろうとなげいた。

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English Translation

The farmers complained that because of the dry weather there would be a poor harvest of winter grain.

Furigana

農夫(のうふ)たちは干天(かんてん)のため冬作(ふゆさく)の穀物(こくもつ)は不作(ふさく)だろうとなげいた。

Romanji

Nōfutachi wa kanten no tame fuyusaku no kokumotsu wa fusaku darou to nageita.

Words

は (は)

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

干天 (かんてん)

drought; dry weather

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

冬作 (ふゆさく)

winter crops

穀物 (こくもつ)

grain; cereal; corn

不作 (ふさく)

poor crop; crop failure

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

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