ジョンの母親はとても若く見えるので、よく彼の姉と間違えられる。

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ジョン の 母親 は とても 若く 見える ので 、 よく 彼 の 姉 と 間違えられる 。

English Translation

John's mother looks so young that she is often mistaken for his elder sister.

Furigana

ジョンの母親(ははおや)はとても若(わか)く見(み)えるので、よく彼(かれ)の姉(あね)と間違(まちが)えられる。

Romanji

Jon no hahaoya wa totemo wakaku mieru node, yoku kare no ane to machigaerareru.

Words

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

母親 (ははおや)

mother

は (は)

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

姉 (あね)

older sister; elder sister

と (と)

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

間違える (まちがえる)

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

Kanji

母

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も

Meaning: mother

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

若

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し

Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

姉

Readings: シ、 あね、 はは

Meaning: elder sister

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

違

Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える

Meanings: difference, differ