多くの若人がその戦争中、民主主義のために死んだ。

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English Translation

Many young men died in the cause of democracy during the war.

Furigana

多(おお)くの若人(わこうど)がその戦争中(せんそうちゅう)、民主(みんしゅ)主義(しゅぎ)のために死(し)んだ。

Romanji

Ōku no wakōdo ga sono sensōchū, minshu shugi no tameni shinda.

Words

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

若人 (わこうど、わかうど、わかびと)

young person

が (が)

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

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...

民主 (みんしゅ)

democracy; popular sovereignty; democratic

主義 (しゅぎ)

doctrine; rule; principle

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

死ぬ (しぬ)

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