彼は戦争で２人の息子を失った。

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彼 は 戦争 で ２ 人 の 息子 を 失った 。

English Translation

He lost two sons in the war.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は戦争(せんそう)で２人(にん)の息子(むすこ)を失(うしな)った。

Romanji

Kare wa sensō de ni nin no musuko o ushinatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

戦争 (せんそう)

war

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.

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

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.

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

戦

Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く

Meanings: war, battle, match

争

Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

息

Readings: ソク、 いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

失

Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss