いわば彼は死から復活したのだ。
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English Translation
He rose from the dead, so to speak.
Furigana
いわば彼 は死 から復活 したのだ。
Romanji
Iwaba kare wa shi kara fukkatsushita no da.
Words
言わば
(いわば)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
死
(し)
death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
から
(から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
復活
(ふっかつ)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
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