彼が私より若いのか年上なのかわからない。

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English Translation

I don't know whether he's younger or older than I am.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が私(わたし)より若(わか)いのか年上(としうえ)なのかわからない。

Romanji

Kare ga watashi yori wakai no ka toshiue na no ka wakaranai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

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

若い (わかい)

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

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

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

年上 (としうえ)

older; senior

だ (だ)

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

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

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

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

上

Readings: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン、うえ、 -うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、 -あ.げる、あ.がる、 -あ.がる、あ.がり、 -あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す

Meanings: above, up