兄は昨年癌で死にました。
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English Translation
My brother died of cancer last year.
Furigana
Romanji
Ani wa sakunen gan de shinimashita.
Words
兄
(あに)
elder brother; older brother
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨年
(さくねん)
last year
癌
(がん)
cancer
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
死ぬ
(しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop