一人息子を失ったことは彼らにとって大きな悲劇であった。

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English Translation

It was a great tragedy for them to lose their only son.

Furigana

一(いち)人(にん)息子(むすこ)を失(うしな)ったことは彼(かれ)らにとって大(おお)きな悲劇(ひげき)であった。

Romanji

Ichi nin musuko o ushinatta koto wa karera nitotte ōkina higeki de atta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

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.

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

悲劇 (ひげき)

tragedy; disaster

だ (だ)

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