彼の一人息子を戦争でなくしたとき、彼の希望のすべては消え去った。

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English Translation

All his hopes evaporated when he lost his only son in the war.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の一(いち)人(にん)息子(むすこ)を戦争(せんそう)でなくしたとき、彼(かれ)の希望(きぼう)のすべては消(き)え去(さ)った。

Romanji

Kare no ichi nin musuko o sensō de nakushita toki, kare no kibō no subete wa kiesatta.

Words

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

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.

戦争 (せんそう)

war

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.

無くす (なくす)

to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

希望 (きぼう)

hope; wish; aspiration

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

は (は)

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

消え去る (きえさる)

to disappear; to vanish