禎子の友人達は、彼女と原爆でなくなったすべての子供達の慰霊碑を建てたいと思った。

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English Translation

Sadako's friends wanted to build a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atomic bomb.

Furigana

禎子(さだこ)の友人達(ゆうじんたち)は、彼女(かのじょ)と原爆(げんばく)でなくなったすべての子供達(こどもたち)の慰霊碑(いれいひ)を建(た)てたいと思(おも)った。

Romanji

Sadako no yūjintachi wa, kanojo to genbaku denaku natta subete no kodomotachi no ireihi o tatetai to omotta.

Words

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

は (は)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

原爆 (げんばく)

atomic bomb; A-bomb

だ (だ)

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

慰霊碑 (いれいひ)

cenotaph; memorial monument

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.

建てる (たてる)

to build; to construct

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember