「夫は２年前に亡くなりました」と初老の女性は言った。

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English Translation

"My husband passed on two years ago," an elderly lady said.

Furigana

「夫(おっと)は２年(ねん)前(まえ)に亡(な)くなりました」と初老(しょろう)の女性(じょせい)は言(い)った。

Romanji

" otto wa ni nen mae ni nakunarimashita" to shorō no josei wa itta.

Words

夫 (おっと)

husband

は (は)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

年 (とし)

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

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

亡くなる (なくなる)

to die

と (と)

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

初老 (しょろう)

past middle-aged; aging; ageing; elderly; age 40

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

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise