I'm glad he's my little brother.

Meaning: This means you are happy and grateful to have him as your younger brother.

Choice of Words: Glad means feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. He's is a contraction of 'he is'. My means belonging to or associated with the speaker. Little means small in size, amount, or degree. Brother means a male sibling, someone who shares one or both parents with you.

Alternative Expressions

I'm glad he's my little brother.

Meaning: This means that the speaker is happy to have a younger brother. It's like saying, I'm happy that he's my younger brother.

Choice of Words: Glad means to feel happy and satisfied. He's is a contraction of the words "he is," which means that the person being talked about is male and exists. My means that the person being talked about belongs to the speaker. Little means that the person being talked about is younger than the speaker. Brother means a male sibling. When you put them together, "I'm glad he's my little brother" means that the speaker is happy and satisfied to have a younger male sibling.

I'm delighted to have him as my younger brother.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to express the same idea. It's like saying, I'm very happy to have him as my younger brother.

Choice of Words: Delighted means to feel very happy and pleased. Have means to possess or own something. Him is a pronoun that refers to the person being talked about, who is male. As means in the role or capacity of. My means that the person being talked about belongs to the speaker. Younger means that the person being talked about is not as old as the speaker. Brother means a male sibling. When you put them together, "I'm delighted to have him as my younger brother" means that the speaker is very happy and pleased to have a younger male sibling.

It brings me joy to be related to him as his older sibling.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to express the same idea. It's like saying, I'm very happy to be related to him as his older sibling.

Choice of Words: Brings means to cause something to happen or exist. Me is a pronoun that refers to the speaker. Joy means a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. To be means to exist or to be in a certain state. Related means to be connected to someone by blood or marriage. Him is a pronoun that refers to the person being talked about, who is male. As means in the role or capacity of. His means that the person being talked about belongs to the speaker. Older means that the speaker is not as young as the person being talked about. Sibling means a brother or sister. When you put them together, "It brings me joy to be related to him as his older sibling" means that the speaker feels great pleasure and happiness to be connected to the person being talked about as their older sibling.

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