彼女の夫が事故で死んだというニュースは、彼女にとっては大変ショックであった。

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English Translation

The news that her husband had been killed in an accident was a great shock to her.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)の夫(おっと)が事故(じこ)で死(し)んだというニュースは、彼女(かのじょ)にとっては大変(たいへん)ショックであった。

Romanji

Kanojo no otto ga jiko de shinda toiu nyu-su wa, kanojo nitotte wa taihen shokku de atta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

夫 (おっと)

husband

が (が)

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

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

ニュース (ニュース、ニューズ)

news

は (は)

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

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster