彼のおじいさんは１年前に、ガンで亡くなった。
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English Translation
His grandfather died of cancer a year ago.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare no ojiisan wa ichi nen mae ni, gan de nakunatta.
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
一
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
年
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
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
雁
(がん、かり、ガン、カリ)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
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.
亡くなる
(なくなる)
to die