時々彼は、まるで私の上司であるかのように振る舞った。

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English Translation

Sometimes he acted as if he were my boss.

Furigana

時々(ときどき)彼(かれ)は、まるで私(わたし)の上司(じょうし)であるかのように振(ふ)る舞(ま)った。

Romanji

Tokidoki kare wa, marude watashi no jōshi de aru ka no yōni furumatta.

Words

時々 (ときどき)

sometimes; at times

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

丸で (まるで)

quite; entirely; completely; at all; as if; as though; just like

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

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

振る舞う (ふるまう)

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)