去年の夏は雨が多かった。
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English Translation
We had a good deal of rain last summer.
Furigana
Romanji
Kyonen no natsu wa ame ga ōkatta.
Words
去年
(きょねん、こぞ)
last 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
夏
(なつ)
summer
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
多い
(おおい)
many; numerous