父が死んで彼は悲しみにしずんだ。
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English Translation
The death of his father filled him with sorrow.
Furigana
Romanji
Chichi ga shinde kare wa kanashimi ni shizunda.
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
死ぬ
(しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
悲しみ
(かなしみ)
sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love
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
沈む
(しずむ)
to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed