弟は値段の2倍を払った。
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English Translation
My brother paid double the price.
Furigana
Romanji
Otōto wa nedan no ni bai o haratta.
Words
弟
(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
値段
(ねだん)
price; cost
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
二
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
倍
(ばい)
twice; double; times; -fold
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.
払う
(はらう)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)
Kanji
Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders
Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい
Meanings: price, cost, value
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Reading: バイ
Meanings: double, twice, times, fold
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of