私の兄がこの自転車を使う。

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私の兄がこの自転車を使う。

English Translation

My brother uses this bike.

Furigana

私(わたし)の兄(あに)がこの自転車(じてんしゃ)を使(つか)う。

Romanji

Watashi no ani ga kono jitensha o tsukau.

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

が (が)

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak