私の弟は試験を受けなければなりません。

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私 の 弟 は 試験 を 受けなければなりません 。

English Translation

My brother has to take an examination.

Furigana

私(わたし)の弟(おとうと)は試験(しけん)を受(う)けなければなりません。

Romanji

Watashi no otōto wa shiken o ukenakerebanarimasen.

Words

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

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

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

弟

Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと

Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders

試

Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す

Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

験

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし

Meanings: verification, effect, testing

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive