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If only you were my brother...

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Leon1552
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If only you were my brother...

Postby Leon1552 » November 24th, 2015 8:35 am

Hi,

Is this sentence correct?

If only you were my brother(little)...
君は私の弟でありさえすればいいのにな...

Thank you.

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Re: If only you were my brother...

Postby community.japanese » December 1st, 2015 6:44 am

Leon1552 san,
Konnichiwa.
The ‘only’ modifies ‘you’ or modifies ‘you were my younger brother’?
If it’s the first case, the translation is ‘君だけが私の弟だったらなあ…’
If it’s the second case, your translation is good.
:)
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Leon1552
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Re: If only you were my brother...

Postby Leon1552 » December 29th, 2015 9:43 pm

ありがとうございます由紀先生。 :D

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Re: If only you were my brother...

Postby community.japanese » December 31st, 2015 4:53 am

Leon1552さん、
こんにちは。
どういたしまして。 :)
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