彼は第２次大戦でアフリカ作戦の英雄だった。

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English Translation

He was a hero of the African campaign in World War II.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は第(だい)２次(じ)大戦(たいせん)でアフリカ作戦(さくせん)の英雄(えいゆう)だった。

Romanji

Kare wa dai ni ji taisen de Afurika sakusen no eiyū datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

第 (だい)

ordinal

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

次 (じ)

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence; time; times

大戦 (たいせん)

great war; great battle

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.

阿弗利加 (アフリカ)

Africa

作戦 (さくせん)

tactics; strategy; military or naval operations

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

英雄 (えいゆう)

hero; heroine; great person; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

だ (だ)

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