父が戦死していなかったら、今は６０歳を超えているのだが。

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English Translation

If my father had not been killed in the war, he would be over sixty years old now.

Furigana

父(ちち)が戦死(せんし)していなかったら、今(いま)は６０歳(さい)を超(こ)えているのだが。

Romanji

Chichi ga senshishiteinakattara, ima wa roku zero sai o koeteiru no da ga.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

が (が)

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

戦死 (せんし)

death in action; killed in action; KIA

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

は (は)

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

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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.

越える (こえる)

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to exceed

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

だ (だ)

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