先生は第２次世界大戦は１９３９年に起こったといった。

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English Translation

The teacher said that World War II broke out in 1939.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)は第(だい)２次(じ)世界(せかい)大戦(たいせん)は１９３９年(ねん)に起(お)こったといった。

Romanji

Sensei wa dai ni ji sekai taisen wa ichi kyū san kyū nen ni okotta to itta.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

第 (だい)

ordinal

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

次 (じ)

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence; time; times

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

大戦 (たいせん)

great war; great battle

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

と (と)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

Kanji

先

Readings: セン、さき、ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

第

Readings: ダイ、テイ

Meanings: No., residence

次

Readings: ジ、シ、つ.ぐ、つぎ

Meanings: next, order, sequence

世

Readings: セイ、セ、ソウ、よ、さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

界

Reading: カイ

Meanings: world, boundary

大

Readings: ダイ、タイ、おお-、おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

戦

Readings: セン、いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ、わなな.く

Meanings: war, battle, match

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

起

Readings: キ、お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up