彼は私の父ではなく、叔父だ。

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彼は私の父ではなく、叔父だ。

English Translation

He is not my father but my uncle.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)の父(ちち)ではなく、叔父(おじ)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa watashi no chichi de wa naku, oji da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

だ (だ)

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