彼が亡くなったとき、私達は５年間彼を知っていました。

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English Translation

We had known him for five years when he died.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が亡(な)くなったとき、私達(わたしたち)は５年間(ねんかん)彼(かれ)を知(し)っていました。

Romanji

Kare ga nakunatta toki, watashitachi wa go nenkan kare o shitteimashita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

亡くなる (なくなる)

to die

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern