私の弟は私と同じくらいの背です。
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English Translation
My brother is as tall as me.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi no otōto wa watashi to onaji kurai no se desu.
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
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同じ
(おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
くらい
(くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
背
(せい)
height; stature
です
(です)
be; is