彼の死は思いがけない出来事だった。

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彼 の 死 は 思いがけない 出来事 だった 。

English Translation

His death was a bolt from the blue.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の死(し)は思(おも)いがけない出来事(できごと)だった。

Romanji

Kare no shi wa omoigakenai dekigoto datta.

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

死 (し)

death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

は (は)

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

思いがけない (おもいがけない)

unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

出来事 (できごと、できこと)

incident; affair; happening; event

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly