穀物は洪水の被害を受けた。

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穀物は洪水の被害を受けた。

English Translation

The crops were damaged by the flood.

Furigana

穀物(こくもつ)は洪水(こうずい)の被害(ひがい)を受(う)けた。

Romanji

Kokumotsu wa kōzui no higai o uketa.

Words

穀物 (こくもつ)

grain; cereal; corn

は (は)

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

洪水 (こうずい)

flood

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

被害 (ひがい)

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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