戦争は私たちの幸せを奪い取って、代わりに恐怖で置きかえたのよ。

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English Translation

War has taken away our happiness and replaced it with horror.

Furigana

戦争(せんそう)は私(わたし)たちの幸(しあわ)せを奪(うば)い取(と)って、代(か)わりに恐怖(きょうふ)で置(お)きかえたのよ。

Romanji

Sensō wa watashitachi no shiawase o ubaitotte, kawari ni kyōfu de okikaeta no yo.

Words

戦争 (せんそう)

war

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

幸せ (しあわせ、しやわせ)

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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.

奪い取る (うばいとる)

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

代わり (かわり)

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; compensation; exchange; return; second helping; another cup; seconds; upcoming program; upcoming programme

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

恐怖 (きょうふ、くふ)

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!