彼のおじいさんは５年ぐらい前に気が触れてしまった。

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English Translation

His grandfather went off the deep end about five years ago.

Furigana

彼(かれ)のおじいさんは５年(ねん)ぐらい前(まえ)に気(き)が触(ふ)れてしまった。

Romanji

Kare no ojiisan wa go nen gurai mae ni ki ga fureteshimatta.

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

お祖父さん (おじいさん)

grandfather; male senior-citizen

は (は)

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

気 (き)

spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence

が (が)

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

触れる (ふれる)

to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

前

Readings: ゼン、まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

気

Readings: キ、ケ、いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

触

Readings: ショク、ふ.れる、さわ.る、さわ

Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict