スミスさんは奥さんに先立たれた。
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English Translation
Mr Smith was bereaved of his wife.
Furigana
スミスさんは奥 さんに先立 たれた。
Romanji
Sumisu san wa okusan ni sakidatareta.
Words
さん
(さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
奥さん
(おくさん)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
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
先立つ
(さきだつ)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to take precedence; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite