私の兄は外国で勉強したがっている。

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私の兄は外国で勉強したがっている。

English Translation

My brother wants to study abroad.

Furigana

私(わたし)の兄(あに)は外国(がいこく)で勉強(べんきょう)したがっている。

Romanji

Watashi no ani wa gaikoku de benkyō shitagatteiru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

は (は)

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

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany