彼が学者だなんてとんでもない。

彼が学者だなんてとんでもない。

He is anything but a scholar.

彼(かれ)が学者(がくしゃ)だなんてとんでもない。

Kare ga gakusha da nante tondemonai.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

学者 (がくしゃ)

scholar

だ (だ)

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

なんて (なんて)

such as; (things) like; exclamation

トンデモ (トンデモ、とんでも)

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

Readings: ガク、まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

Readings: シャ、もの

Meanings: someone, person