This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

お父さまがお亡くなりになったそうで。

Sentence Analyzer

さま 亡くなり なった そう

English Translation

I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away.

Furigana

(ちち)さまがお()くなりになったそうで。

Romanji

O chichi sama ga o nakunari ni natta sō de.

Words

(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
(ざま)
mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...; manner of ...; way of ...
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
亡くなる (なくなる)
to die
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 な.い、 な.き-、 ほろ.びる、 ほろ.ぶ、 ほろ.ぼす
Meanings: deceased, the late, dying, perish