母はその知らせを喜んでいましたし、私もそうでした。

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English Translation

My mother was happy about the news, and so was I.

Furigana

母(はは)はその知(し)らせを喜(よろこ)んでいましたし、私(わたし)もそうでした。

Romanji

Haha wa sono shirase o yorokondeimashita shi, watashi mo sō deshita.

Words

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

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.

喜ぶ (よろこぶ)

to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

し (し)

(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

デス (デス)

death