下手な職人は自分の道具の不平を言うものだ。

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English Translation

A bad workman complains of his tools.

Furigana

下手(へた)な職人(しょくにん)は自分(じぶん)の道具(どうぐ)の不平(ふへい)を言(い)うものだ。

Romanji

Hetana shokunin wa jibun no dōgu no fuhei o iu mono da.

Words

下手 (へた)

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

職人 (しょくにん)

worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

道具 (どうぐ)

tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means

不平 (ふへい)

complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative