国民全体は国王死去の報を聞いて悲しんだ。

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English Translation

The whole nation was sad to hear that their king died.

Furigana

国民(こくみん)全体(ぜんたい)は国王(こくおう)死去(しきょ)の報(ほう)を聞(き)いて悲(かな)しんだ。

Romanji

Kokumin zentai wa kokuō shikyo no hō o kiite kanashinda.

Words

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

全体 (ぜんたい)

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

は (は)

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

国王 (こくおう)

king

死去 (しきょ)

death

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

報 (ほう)

information; news; report

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

悲しむ (かなしむ)

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret