彼は妻が死んだとき大きな悲しみを感じた。

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English Translation

He felt great sorrow when his wife died.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は妻(つま)が死(し)んだとき大(おお)きな悲(かな)しみを感(かん)じた。

Romanji

Kare wa tsuma ga shinda toki ōkina kanashimi o kanjita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

死ぬ (しぬ)

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

悲しみ (かなしみ)

sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love

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.

感じる (かんじる)

to feel; to sense; to experience