霜が早く降りたために作物はひどい災害を受けた。

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English Translation

The crop suffered serious damage as a consequence of the early frost.

Furigana

霜(しも)が早(はや)く降(お)りたために作物(さくもつ)はひどい災害(さいがい)を受(う)けた。

Romanji

Shimo ga hayaku orita tameni sakumotsu wa hidoi saigai o uketa.

Words

霜 (しも)

frost

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

降りる (おりる)

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

作物 (さくもつ)

produce (e.g. agricultural); crops

は (は)

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

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

災害 (さいがい)

calamity; disaster; misfortune

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well