私の姉は私に劣らず、クラシック音楽が好きだ。

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English Translation

My sister likes classical music no less than I do.

Furigana

私(わたし)の姉(あね)は私(わたし)に劣(おと)らず、クラシック音楽(おんがく)が好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Watashi no ane wa watashi ni otorazu, kurashikku ongaku ga suki da.

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

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

は (は)

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

劣る (おとる)

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

クラシック (クラシック、クラッシック、クラッシク)

classical music; classic; classical; (the) classics

音楽 (おんがく)

music; musical movement

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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