彼の母親は彼が小さいときに亡くなったので、お祖母さんが彼を育てた。

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English Translation

His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother brought him up.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の母親(ははおや)は彼(かれ)が小(ちい)さいときに亡(な)くなったので、お祖母(ばあ)さんが彼(かれ)を育(そだ)てた。

Romanji

Kare no hahaoya wa kare ga chiisai tokini nakunatta node, obāsan ga kare o sodateta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

母親 (ははおや)

mother

は (は)

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

亡くなる (なくなる)

to die

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

お祖母さん (おばあさん)

grandmother; female senior-citizen

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.

育てる (そだてる)

to raise; to rear; to bring up; to train; to teach; to educate; to promote the growth of...; to nurture; to foster; to develop