その悲報に打たれて彼の母は気が狂った。

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その悲報に打たれて彼の母は気が狂った。

English Translation

The tragic news drove his mother mad.

Furigana

その悲報(ひほう)に打(う)たれて彼(かれ)の母(はは)は気(き)が狂(くる)った。

Romanji

Sono hihō ni utarete kare no haha wa ki ga kurutta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

悲報 (ひほう)

sad news; news of a death; death notice

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

打つ (うつ)

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

が (が)

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

狂う (くるう)

to go mad; to get out of order; to go amiss