その誤りを犯したのは私の兄だった。

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その誤りを犯したのは私の兄だった。

English Translation

It was my brother that made the mistake.

Furigana

その誤(あやま)りを犯(おか)したのは私(わたし)の兄(あに)だった。

Romanji

Sono ayamari o okashita no wa watashi no ani datta.

Words

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...

誤り (あやまり)

error; mistake; slip; bug

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

犯す (おかす)

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake); to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene; to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower

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

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative