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犯人はボブではなくて彼の双子の兄だ。

Sentence Analyzer

犯人 ぼぶ なくて 双子

English Translation

The criminal is not Bob, but his twin brother.

Furigana

犯人(はんにん)はボブではなくて(かれ)双子(ふたご)(あに)だ。

Romanji

Hannin wa Bobu de wa nakute kare no futago no ani da.

Words

犯人 (はんにん)
offender; criminal
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ボブ (ボブ)
bob
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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 ...
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
双子 (ふたご、そうし)
twins; twin
(あに)
elder brother; older brother

Kanji

Readings: ハン、 ボン、 おか.す
Meanings: crime, sin, offense
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ソウ、 ふた、 たぐい、 ならぶ、 ふたつ
Meanings: pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother