相手が

the other person / the other party (as the subject)

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the other person / the other party (as the subject) 相手 refers to the person or side involved in a relationship, exchange, or decision; が marks it as the subject.

JA: 相手が信頼できる人だって、どうして分かるの？

EN: How do you know the other person is trustworthy?

彼女には伝言を残していく相手が誰もいない。

She has no one to leave a message for.

私は尋ねなかったが、相手が誰かは確信していた。

I didn't ask, but I was sure who it was.

相手が信頼できる人だってどうして分かるの？

How do you know that someone is trustworthy?

— ジョジョ・ラビット (2019)

相手がゴジラかもしれないと思うと…ハア…

When I think it might be Godzilla… sigh…

— Godzilla Minus One (2023)

相手が現実に

The other person is actually...

— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

地球では相手が上か下か何で判断する？

On Earth, how do you tell whether someone is above or below you?

— 不思議惑星キン・ザ・ザ (1986)

相手が出来ること?

What the other person can do?

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

相手が違うだろうに

You've got the wrong person.

— もののけ姫 (1997)