少数民族たちは多くの困難に直面している。

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English Translation

Minorities are confronted with many hardships.

Furigana

少数(しょうすう)民族(みんぞく)たちは多(おお)くの困難(こんなん)に直面(ちょくめん)している。

Romanji

Shōsū minzokutachi wa ōku no konnan ni chokumenshiteiru.

Words

少数 (しょうすう)

minority; few

は (は)

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

困難 (こんなん)

difficulty; distress

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

直面 (ちょくめん)

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter