祖父が死んだという知らせを聞いた時にショックを受けた後、その少女は泣き出した。

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English Translation

After the initial shock of hearing of her grandfather's death, the girl started to cry.

Furigana

祖父(そふ)が死(し)んだという知(し)らせを聞(き)いた時(とき)にショックを受(う)けた後(のち)、その少女(しょうじょ)は泣(な)き出(だ)した。

Romanji

Sofu ga shinda toiu shirase o kiita tokini shokku o uketa nochi, sono shōjo wa nakidashita.

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

が (が)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

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

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

ショック (ショック)

shock (psychological); shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow)

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

後 (のち)

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

は (は)

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

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl