第二次世界大戦が勃発したのは１９３９年でした。

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English Translation

It was in 1939 that the Second World War broke out.

Furigana

第(だい)二(に)次(じ)世界(せかい)大戦(たいせん)が勃発(ぼっぱつ)したのは１９３９年(ねん)でした。

Romanji

Dai ni ji sekai taisen ga boppatsushita no wa ichi kyū san kyū nen deshita.

Words

第 (だい)

ordinal

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

次 (じ)

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence; time; times

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

大戦 (たいせん)

great war; great battle

が (が)

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

勃発 (ぼっぱつ)

outbreak (e.g. war); outburst; sudden occurrence

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

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

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

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

デス (デス)

death