人はよく私を私の兄と間違える。

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人はよく私を私の兄と間違える。

English Translation

People often take me for my brother.

Furigana

人(ひと)はよく私(わたし)を私(わたし)の兄(あに)と間違(まちが)える。

Romanji

Hito wa yoku watashi o watashi no ani to machigaeru.

Words

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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.

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

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

と (と)

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

間違える (まちがえる)

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else