今年の８月は雨がほとんど降らなかった。
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English Translation
This year there were few rainy days in August.
Furigana
Romanji
Kotoshi no hachigatsu wa ame ga hotondo furanakatta.
Words
今年
(ことし、こんねん)
this year
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
八月
(はちがつ)
August
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
雨
(あめ)
rain
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
殆ど
(ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
下る
(くだる)
to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea