彼は病院へ行ったとたん息を引き取った。

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彼は病院へ行ったとたん息を引き取った。

English Translation

Hardly had he arrived at the hospital when he breathed his last.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は病院(びょういん)へ行(い)ったとたん息(いき)を引(ひ)き取(と)った。

Romanji

Kare wa byōin e itta totan iki o hikitotta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

病院 (びょういん)

hospital

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

塗炭 (とたん)

misery; distress

息 (いき、おき)

breath; breathing; tone; mood

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.

引き取る (ひきとる)

to take over; to take back; to collect; to claim; to take charge of; to take custody of; to look after; to take care of; to adopt; to retire to a private place; to withdraw; to get out