私の祖父は戦争中兵士だった。

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私の祖父は戦争中兵士だった。

English Translation

My grandfather was a soldier during the war.

Furigana

私(わたし)の祖父(そふ)は戦争中(せんそうちゅう)兵士(へいし)だった。

Romanji

Watashi no sofu wa sensōchū heishi datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

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

兵士 (へいし)

soldier

だ (だ)

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