町の水道は豪雨で重大な支障をきたした。

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町の水道は豪雨で重大な支障をきたした。

English Translation

The town water supply was seriously obstructed by heavy rainfalls.

Furigana

町(まち)の水道(すいどう)は豪雨(ごうう)で重大(じゅうだい)な支障(ししょう)をきたした。

Romanji

Machi no suidō wa gōu de jūdaina shishō o kitashita.

Words

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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

水道 (すいどう)

water service; water supply

は (は)

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

豪雨 (ごうう)

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

重大 (じゅうだい)

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

支障 (ししょう)

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

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.

来す (きたす)

to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce