水不足のため不作だった。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
We had a poor harvest because of the lack of water.
Furigana
Romanji
Mizubusoku no tame fusaku datta.
Words
水不足
(みずぶそく)
water shortage; shortage of water supply
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
不作
(ふさく)
poor crop; crop failure
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative