私の兄は暗闇は恐くないという。

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私の兄は暗闇は恐くないという。

English Translation

My brother says he isn't afraid of the dark.

Furigana

私(わたし)の兄(あに)は暗闇(くらやみ)は恐(こわ)くないという。

Romanji

Watashi no ani wa kurayami wa kowakunai to iu.

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

暗闇 (くらやみ)

darkness; the dark

怖い (こわい)

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful; (I'm) afraid

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix