妻を亡くして彼は身も世もないほどに悲しんだ。

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English Translation

When his wife died he was full of heartrending grief.

Furigana

妻(つま)を亡(な)くして彼(かれ)は身(み)も世(よ)もないほどに悲(かな)しんだ。

Romanji

Tsuma o nakushite kare wa mi mo yo mo nai hodo ni kanashinda.

Words

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

無くす (なくす)

to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

世 (よ)

world; society; age; generation

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

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

悲しむ (かなしむ)

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret