My dad bought my brother a phone in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

おとうさんは あにのため けいたいを かった。

Sentence Structure Analysis:
– おとうさんは (otoosan wa): "Dad" with the topic marker "wa" (は).
– あにのため (ani no tame): "For my older brother" (あに means "older brother" and のため means "for").
– けいたいを (keitaio): "Phone" with the object marker "o" (を).
– かった (katta): Past tense of the verb "to buy" (かう – kau), meaning "bought".

Tips to Remember:
1. Topic Marker (は wa): Indicates the topic of the sentence. In this case, "おとうさん" (Dad).
2. Particle のため (no tame): Used to indicate purpose or benefit. Here, it's showing that the action is done for "あに" (my older brother).
3. Object Marker (を o): Used to mark the direct object of the verb. Here, it's "けいたい" (phone).
4. Verb in Past Tense: The verb "かう" (to buy) changes to "かった" (bought) to indicate past action.

Alternate Ways to Say:
1. ちちは あにのために けいたいを かいました。
– Chichi wa ani no tame ni keitai o kaimaa.
– More polite/formal version of the original sentence.
2. おとうさんが あにのために けいたいを かいました。
– Otoosan ga ani no tame ni keitai o kaimaa.
– Using "が" (ga) as the subject marker instead of "は" (wa).
3. ちちが あにに けいたいを かってくれました。
– Chichi ga ani ni keitai o katte kuremaa.
– Using "くれる" (kureru) to emphasize that the action was done for someone else’s benefit.

Romanized Sentence:
– Otoosan wa ani no tame keitai o katta.

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