私の兄は教師です。
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English Translation
My older brother is a teacher.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi no ani wa kyōshi 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
兄
(あに)
elder brother; older brother
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
教師
(きょうし)
teacher (classroom)
です
(です)
be; is