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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 ha kenkou no tame ni mainiti hasirimasu.
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 ha ame no hi ni ie de hon wo 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 ha syuumatu ni zitensya wo naosimasu.
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 ha ginkou de okane wo orosimasu.
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 ha kuruma wo untensimasu.
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 ha 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 sensyutati wo 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。syuumatu ni ani to kouen de yakyuu wo simasu.
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 ha kinou zitensya no ziko ni aimasita.
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 ha kaigai no zeikin no nyuusu wo yomi, syakai no henka wo tyousasimasita.
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 ha konbini de arubaito wo site 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 ha bukatu de sakkaa wo site ite, mainiti houkago ni hasirasarete ita.
When my older brother was in high school, he played soccer in a club and was made to run every day after school.

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