我々は今年の夏はひどい水不足に苦しんでいる。

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English Translation

We are suffering from a severe water shortage this summer.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は今年(ことし)の夏(なつ)はひどい水不足(みずぶそく)に苦(くる)しんでいる。

Romanji

Wareware wa kotoshi no natsu wa hidoi mizubusoku ni kurushindeiru.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

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

夏 (なつ)

summer

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

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

苦しむ (くるしむ)

to suffer; to groan; to be worried