叔父の死因は癌だったそうです。

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叔父の死因は癌だったそうです。

English Translation

I hear my uncle died of cancer.

Furigana

叔父(おじ)の死因(しいん)は癌(がん)だったそうです。

Romanji

Oji no shiin wa gan datta sō desu.

Words

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

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

死因 (しいん)

cause of death

は (は)

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

癌 (がん)

cancer

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

です (です)

be; is