he is my brother vs he is mine brother

The correct phrase to use is "he is my brother." The possessive pronoun "my" is used before the noun "brother" to show ownership or relationship. The phrase "he is mine brother" is incorrect in English.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"he is my brother"

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is related to you as a brother.

Examples:

He is my brother, and we get along very well.
She told me he is my brother, but I had never met him before.
I can't believe he is my brother! We look so different.
Do you know he is my brother? We have the same birthday.
He is my brother, so I always have his back.

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He is my brother, and I have loved him many lifetimes longer than you have been on this earth.
He is my brother, and I'm just trying to help.
He is my brother, okay?
Please, he is my brother.
I will never forget that he is my brother.
Scarlett, he is my brother, and I will deal with it.
But I have heard nothing, and he is my brother.
True, he is my brother, but he is also a man.
For whoever shall follow the will of my Father, in heaven, he is my brother, my sister, and my mother!
He is my brother's friend.
"No!" cried Soledad. "He is my brother!"
In fact, he is my brother.
But he is my brother-in-law... and I would look on it as a personal favor... if you'd think some more on hiring' him back.
He isn't exactly my brother.
- He is my new brother, Skinny.
He shall have my devotion when you tell me he is to be my brother.
However angry he is, I know my brother.
He said my brother is failing.
Candy, he is Don Matteo, my brother.
He is so funny, my brother!

This phrase is incorrect in English.

"he is mine brother"

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The twist is mine, brother.
What good fortune is mine to meet a brother on the road!
It's a gold mine, brother.
- Your band and mine, brother.
And if nachos is all you seek... take mine, brother.
Your guess is as good as mine, brother.
Well, meaning he's your problem, not mine, brother.
A friend of mine's brother had Down's Syndrome and his parents were still looking after him in their 70s.
Your guess is as good as mine, brother.
Your guess is as good as mine, brother.
Mine and my brother's - Delmon Wells.
I couldn't imagine any more pleasant than yours, brother mine.
So does mine and your brother's.
Because no brother of mine would have chosen to leave this world.
Brothers of mine being hacked to pieces.
Look, cases like mine are contagious, brother.
And your major brothers with mine.
What's mine is yours, brother.
Look, cases like mine are contagious, brother.
It was mine and my brother's Aram, your uncle.

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