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祖母は先週病気になった。

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祖母 先週 病気 なった

English Translation

My grandmother became sick last week.

Furigana

祖母(そぼ)先週(せんしゅう)病気(びょうき)になった。

Romanji

Sobo wa senshū byōki ni natta.

Words

祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)
grandmother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先週 (せんしゅう)
last week; the week before
病気 (びょうき)
illness; disease; sickness
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい
Meanings: ill, sick
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood