あなたはトムと彼のふたごの兄弟とを区別できますか。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた は とむ と 彼 の ふた ご の 兄弟 と を 区別 できます か 。

English Translation

Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?

Furigana

あなたはトムと彼(かれ)のふたごの兄弟(きょうだい)とを区別(くべつ)できますか。

Romanji

Anata wa Tomu to kare no futa go no kyōdai to o kubetsu dekimasu ka.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

富む (とむ)

to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)

と (と)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

蓋 (ふた、がい、フタ)

cover; lid; cap

御 (ご)

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

兄弟 (きょうだい、けいてい)

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; mate; friend

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.

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

兄

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに

Meanings: elder brother, big brother

弟

Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと

Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders

区

Readings: ク、 オウ、 コウ

Meanings: ward, district

別

Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける

Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially