息子の死んだ知らせを聞いたとたん、彼女はわっと泣き出した。

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English Translation

The moment she heard the news of her son's death, she burst into tears.

Furigana

息子(むすこ)の死(し)んだ知(し)らせを聞(き)いたとたん、彼女(かのじょ)はわっと泣(な)き出(だ)した。

Romanji

Musuko no shinda shirase o kiita totan, kanojo wa wa to nakidashita.

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

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

塗炭 (とたん)

misery; distress

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

わっ (わっ、ワッ)

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

と (と)

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

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl