私は祖父が死んだ年に生まれた。
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English Translation
I was born in the year that Grandfather died.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi wa sofu ga shinda toshi ni umareta.
Words
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
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
生まれる
(うまれる)
to be born
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: ソ
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
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