es el hermano mayor de

is the older brother of

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phrase Rare #44,214

is the older brother of Used to identify a male person's relationship to someone as their older or eldest brother. The phrase changes with the subject's gender: es la hermana mayor de means “is the older sister of.”

SP: Carlos es el hermano mayor de Ana.

EN: Carlos is Ana's older brother.

Tom es el hermano mayor de Mary.

Tom is Mary's older brother.

Él es el hermano mayor de Taro.

He is Taro's older brother.

Creo que Tom es el hermano mayor de Mary.

I think Tom is Mary's older brother.

Creo que es el hermano mayor de Mary.

I think he’s Mary’s older brother.