バレーボールをするときは彼の背の高さは強みだ。

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English Translation

His height is a great advantage when he plays volleyball.

Furigana

バレーボールをするときは彼(かれ)の背(せ)の高(たか)さは強(つよ)みだ。

Romanji

Bare-bo-ru o suru toki wa kare no se no takasa wa tsuyomi da.

Words

バレーボール (バレーボール)

volleyball

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

背 (せい)

height; stature

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

強み (つよみ)

forte; strong point

だ (だ)

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