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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

祖

Reading: ソ

Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

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

争

Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

兵

Readings: ヘイ、 ヒョウ、 つわもの

Meanings: soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

士

Readings: シ、 さむらい

Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)