彼には私と彼のお兄さんの区別がつきません。

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English Translation

I can't distinguish him from his brother.

Furigana

彼(かれ)には私(わたし)と彼(かれ)のお兄(にい)さんの区別(くべつ)がつきません。

Romanji

Kare ni wa watashi to kare no o niisan no kubetsu ga tsukimasen.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

兄さん (にいさん、あにさん)

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

が (が)

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