彼の死の知らせはまさに青天の霹靂だった。

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English Translation

The news of his death reached as a bolt from the blue.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の死(し)の知(し)らせはまさに青天(せいてん)の霹靂(へきれき)だった。

Romanji

Kare no shi no shirase wa masani seitennohekireki 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)

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

は (は)

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

正に (まさに)

exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally

青天の霹靂 (せいてんのへきれき)

a bolt out of the blue

だ (だ)

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