私たちは飲料水の供給をその川に頼っている。

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English Translation

We depend upon the river for the supply of water to drink.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは飲料水(いんりょうすい)の供給(きょうきゅう)をその川(かわ)に頼(たよ)っている。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa inryōsui no kyōkyū o sono kawa ni tayotteiru.

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

飲料水 (いんりょうすい)

drinking water

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

供給 (きょうきゅう)

supply; provision

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.

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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