息子の事故の知らせを聞いて彼女は気も狂わんばかりに悲しんでいた。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

She was beside herself with grief at the news of her son's accident.

Furigana

息子(むすこ)の事故(じこ)の知(し)らせを聞(き)いて彼女(かのじょ)は気(き)も狂(くる)わんばかりに悲(かな)しんでいた。

Romanji

Musuko no jiko no shirase o kiite kanojo wa ki mo kuruwan bakari ni kanashindeita.

Words

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

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

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

気 (き)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

狂う (くるう)

to go mad; to get out of order; to go amiss

許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly

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

悲しむ (かなしむ)

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret