私は彼を親しい友人と間違えた。

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私は彼を親しい友人と間違えた。

English Translation

I took him for my close friend.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)を親(した)しい友人(ゆうじん)と間違(まちが)えた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare o shitashii yūjin to machigaeta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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.

親しい (したしい)

intimate; close (e.g. friend)

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

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