兵士たちは故国のために死ぬ覚悟が出来ていた。

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English Translation

The soldiers were ready to die for their country.

Furigana

兵士(へいし)たちは故国(ここく)のために死(し)ぬ覚悟(かくご)が出来(でき)ていた。

Romanji

Heishitachi wa kokoku no tameni shinu kakugo ga dekiteita.

Words

は (は)

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

故国 (ここく)

one's native land

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

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

覚悟 (かくご)

resolution; resignation; readiness; preparedness

が (が)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant