父(ちち) chichiは wa長(ちょう)命(めい) choumeiだった datta。 My father lived a long life. Literal Father [topic-は] long-lived was. 長命 (longevity) is a formal Sino-Japanese noun used as a predicate — 長命だった (was long-lived). deathfamilySino-Japanese compounds
父(ちち) chichiは wa長(ちょう)命(めい) choumeiだった datta。 My father lived a long life. Literal Father [topic-は] long-lived was. 長命 (longevity) is a formal Sino-Japanese noun used as a predicate — 長命だった (was long-lived). deathfamilySino-Japanese compounds