祖父は３年前に亡くなりました。
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English Translation
My grandfather passed away three years ago.
Furigana
Romanji
Sofu wa san nen mae ni nakunarimashita.
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
三
(さん、み)
three; tri-
年
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
前
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
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
亡くなる
(なくなる)
to die