彼は父と同じく、たくさんの本を持っている。
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English Translation
        Like his father, he has many books.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Kare wa chichi to onajiku, takusan no hon o motteiru.
    
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                彼
            
            
                (かれ)
            
        
        
            he; him; his; boyfriend
        
    
            
                は
            
            
                (は)
            
        
        
            topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
        
    
            
                父
            
            
                (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
            
        
        
            father
        
    
            
                と
            
            
                (と)
            
        
        
            if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
        
    
            
                同じく
            
            
                (おなじく)
            
        
        
            similarly; same (idea); same (name)
        
    
            
                沢山
            
            
                (たくさん)
            
        
        
            a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much
        
    
            
                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
        
    
            
                本
            
            
                (ほん)
            
        
        
            book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
        
    
            
                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.
        
    
            
                持つ
            
            
                (もつ)
            
        
        
            to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of