私の弟はずっと病弱です。

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私の弟はずっと病弱です。

English Translation

My brother's health has been delicate.

Furigana

私(わたし)の弟(おとうと)はずっと病弱(びょうじゃく)です。

Romanji

Watashi no otōto wa zutto byōjaku 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

ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight

病弱 (びょうじゃく)

weak constitution

です (です)

be; is