私たちは彼の突然の死に大きなショックを受けた。

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English Translation

We were so shocked at his sudden death.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは彼(かれ)の突然(とつぜん)の死(し)に大(おお)きなショックを受(う)けた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kare no totsuzen no shini ōkina shokku o uketa.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

ショック (ショック)

shock (psychological); shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well