私たちは貿易に頼らなければなかった。
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English Translation
We had to depend on trade.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa bōeki ni tayoranakereba nakatta.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
貿易
(ぼうえき)
trade (foreign)
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
頼る
(たよる)
to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on
無い
(ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...