夏にはたくさん雨が降るが、反対に冬にはほとんど降らない。

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English Translation

We have much rain in summer but on the other hand we have little rain in winter.

Furigana

夏(なつ)にはたくさん雨(あめ)が降(ふ)るが、反対(はんたい)に冬(ふゆ)にはほとんど降(ふ)らない。

Romanji

Natsu ni wa takusan ame ga furu ga, hantai ni fuyu ni wa hotondo furanai.

Words

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

は (は)

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

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

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

降る (ふる)

to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast

冬 (ふゆ)

winter

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