彼女のお父さんは交通事故で亡くなったそうだ。

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English Translation

It is said that her father was killed in a traffic accident.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)のお父(とう)さんは交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)で亡(な)くなったそうだ。

Romanji

Kanojo no otōsan wa kōtsū jiko de nakunatta sō da.

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

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

は (は)

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

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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.

亡くなる (なくなる)

to die

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative