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今年の収穫は昨年に及ばないだろう。

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今年 収穫 昨年 及ばない だろう

English Translation

This year's harvest will fall short of last year.

Furigana

今年(ことし)収穫(しゅうかく)昨年(さくねん)(およ)ばないだろう。

Romanji

Kotoshi no shūkaku wa sakunen ni oyobanai darou.

Words

今年 (ことし、こんねん)
this year
()
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
収穫 (しゅうかく)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); results
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨年 (さくねん)
last year
()
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
及ぶ (およぶ)
to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for); to commit (a crime); to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シュウ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
Reading: カク
Meanings: harvest, reap
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: キュウ、 およ.ぶ、 およ.び、 および、 およ.ぼす
Meanings: reach out, exert, exercise, cause