この油田はかつては現在の何十倍もの石油を産出したものだ。

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English Translation

This oil field used to produce an order of magnitude more oil as it does now.

Furigana

この油田(ゆでん)はかつては現在(げんざい)の何(なん)十(じゅう)倍(ばい)もの石油(せきゆ)を産出(さんしゅつ)したものだ。

Romanji

Kono yuden wa katsute wa genzai no nan jū bai mo no sekiyu o sanshutsushita mono da.

Words

此の (この)

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

油田 (ゆでん)

oil field

は (は)

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

嘗て (かつて、かって)

once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened

現在 (げんざい)

now; current; present; present time; as of

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

倍 (ばい)

twice; double; times; -fold

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

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.

産出 (さんしゅつ)

yield; produce

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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