僕の兄の正夫を知ってるかい。

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僕の兄の正夫を知ってるかい。

English Translation

Do you know my brother Masao?

Furigana

僕(ぼく)の兄(あに)の正(せい)夫(おっと)を知(し)ってるかい。

Romanji

Boku no ani no sei otto o shitteru kai.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

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

正 (しょう、じょう)

greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior; director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period); chief; exactly; precisely

夫 (おっと)

husband

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

かい (かい、かえ)

marks yes-no question