彼は私の最も親しい友人で、言わば兄弟だ。

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English Translation

He is my closest friend; we are like brothers.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)の最(もっと)も親(した)しい友人(ゆうじん)で、言(い)わば兄弟(きょうだい)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa watashi no mottomo shitashii yūjin de, iwaba kyōdai 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

最も (もっとも、もとも)

most; extremely

親しい (したしい)

intimate; close (e.g. friend)

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

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.

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

兄弟 (きょうだい、けいてい)

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; mate; friend

だ (だ)

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