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兄あにani
older brother
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Usages of ani

兄あに　は　健康けんこう　の　ため　に　毎日まいにち　走はしります。ani wa kenkou no tame ni mainichi hashirimasu.
My older brother runs every day for his health.
兄あに　は　雨あめ　の　日ひ　に　家いえ　で　本ほん　を　読よみます。ani wa ame no hi ni ie de hon o yomimasu.
My older brother reads a book at home on rainy days.
兄あに　は　週末しゅうまつ　に　自転車じてんしゃ　を　直なおします。ani wa shuumatsu ni jitensha o naoshimasu.
My older brother fixes a bicycle on the weekend.
兄あに　は　銀行ぎんこう　で　お金かね　を　おろします。ani wa ginkou de okane o oroshimasu.
My older brother withdraws money at the bank.
兄あに　は　車くるま　を　運転うんてんします。ani wa kuruma o untenshimasu.
My older brother drives a car.
兄あに　は　銀行ぎんこう　で　働はたらきます。ani wa ginkou de hatarakimasu.
My older brother works at a bank.
兄あに　も　放課後ほうかご　に　選手せんしゅたち　を　迎むかえ　に　来くる。ani mo houkago ni senshutachi o mukae ni kuru.
My older brother also comes to pick up the players after school.
週末しゅうまつ　に　兄あに　と　公園こうえん　で　野球やきゅう　を　します。shuumatsu ni ani to kouen de yakyuu o shimasu.
I play baseball with my older brother at the park on the weekend.
兄あに　は　昨日きのう　自転車じてんしゃ　の　事故じこ　に　あいました。ani wa kinou jitensha no jiko ni aimashita.
My older brother was in a bicycle accident yesterday.
兄あに　は　海外かいがい　の　税金ぜいきん　の　ニュース　を　読よみ、　社会しゃかい　の　変化へんか　を　調査ちょうさしました。ani wa kaigai no zeikin no nyuusu o yomi, shakai no henka o chousashimashita.
My older brother read news about taxes overseas and researched social changes.
兄あに　は　コンビニ　で　アルバイト　を　して　います。ani wa konbini de arubaito o shite imasu.
My older brother works part-time at a convenience store.
高校こうこう　の　とき、　兄あに　は　部活ぶかつ　で　サッカー　を　して　いて、　毎日まいにち　放課後ほうかご　に　走はしらされて　いた。koukou no toki, ani wa bukatsu de sakkaa o shite ite, mainichi houkago ni hashirasarete ita.
When my older brother was in high school, he played soccer in a club and was made to run every day after school.
兄あに　は　洗面所せんめんじょ　に　石せっけん　が　ないこと　に　気きづいて、　帰かえり　に　買かって　きて　くれた。ani wa senmenjo ni sekken ga naikoto ni kizuite, kaeri ni katte kite kureta.
My older brother noticed that there was no soap in the washroom and bought some on his way home.
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