１年が過ぎ、彼の死体は塵と化した。

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１年が過ぎ、彼の死体は塵と化した。

English Translation

A year had passed by and his body turned to dust.

Furigana

１年(ねん)が過(す)ぎ、彼(かれ)の死体(したい)は塵(ちり)と化(か)した。

Romanji

Ichi nen ga sugi, kare no shitai wa chiri to kashita.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

が (が)

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

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

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

死体 (したい)

dead body; corpse; cadaver

は (は)

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

塵 (ちり)

dust; dirt

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

化す (かす、けす)

to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)