彼女の息子は、まだ少年のころに癌で死んだ。

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English Translation

Her son died of cancer when still a boy.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)の息子(むすこ)は、まだ少年(しょうねん)のころに癌(がん)で死(し)んだ。

Romanji

Kanojo no musuko wa, mada shōnen no koroni gan de shinda.

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

は (は)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

癌 (がん)

cancer

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