自動車の売れ行きは年度末に後退しました。

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English Translation

Automobile sales suffered a setback at the end of the financial year.

Furigana

自動車(じどうしゃ)の売(う)れ行(ゆ)きは年度末(ねんどまつ)に後退(こうたい)しました。

Romanji

Jidōsha no ureyuki wa nendomatsu ni kōtaishimashita.

Words

自動車 (じどうしゃ)

automobile

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

売れ行き (うれゆき)

sales; demand

は (は)

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

年度末 (ねんどまつ)

end of the fiscal year; end of the school year

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

後退 (こうたい)

retreat; backspace; BS