彼は若そうだ。私より年上のはずはない。

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彼は若そうだ。私より年上のはずはない。

English Translation

He looks young. He cannot be older than I.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は若(わか)そうだ。私(わたし)より年上(としうえ)のはずはない。

Romanji

Kare wa wakasō da. watashi yori toshiue no hazu wa nai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

年上 (としうえ)

older; senior

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

筈 (はず)

expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix