近いうちに雨が降らない限り、この町は深刻な水不足になるだろう。

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English Translation

This city will suffer from an acute water shortage unless it rains soon.

Furigana

近(ちか)いうちに雨(あめ)が降(ふ)らない限(かぎ)り、この町(まち)は深刻(しんこく)な水不足(みずぶそく)になるだろう。

Romanji

Chikai uchini ame ga furanai kagiri, kono machi wa shinkokuna mizubusoku ni naru darou.

Words

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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

限り (かぎり)

limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

は (は)

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

深刻 (しんこく)

serious; severe; grave; acute

水不足 (みずぶそく)

water shortage; shortage of water supply

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative