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おとうと

弟

N5

younger brother

otouto

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JLPT
N5
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Meanings

  1. 1
    younger brother; little brother; kid brothernoun
  2. 2
    brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)noun
  3. 3
    pupil; apprenticenoun

JMdict 1581930

In a sentence

弟(おとうと)little brotherは元気(げんき)energeticだ

My little brother is energetic

How it works

は (topic) raises the topic (弟(おとうと) (little brother)) — “as for my little brother…”. The description 元気(げんき) (energetic) is a na-adjective, and here the plain copula だ (is) closes the sentence. That plain だ (is) (instead of polite です (is)) makes it sound casual, like something you’d say to a friend.

Written with

  • 弟younger brother7 strokes

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