祖父は私の誕生のすぐ後に死んだ。

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祖父は私の誕生のすぐ後に死んだ。

English Translation

My grandfather died shortly after my birth.

Furigana

祖父(そふ)は私(わたし)の誕生(たんじょう)のすぐ後(ご)に死(し)んだ。

Romanji

Sofu wa watashi no tanjō no sugugo ni shinda.

Words

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

誕生 (たんじょう)

birth; creation; formation

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

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