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Zach

ビルと彼の弟と全然区別がつかない。

Sentence Analyzer

びる 全然 区別 つかない

English Translation

I never can tell Bill from his brother.

Furigana

ビルと(かれ)(おとうと)全然(ぜんぜん)区別(くべつ)がつかない。

Romanji

Biru to kare no otōto to zenzen kubetsu ga tsukanai.

Words

ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
全然 (ぜんぜん)
not at all (with neg. verb); wholly; entirely; completely
区別 (くべつ)
distinction; differentiation; classification
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
点く (つく)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: ク、 オウ、 コウ
Meanings: ward, district
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially