背が低いことはバレーボールの選手にとって不利である。

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English Translation

Being short is a disadvantage to a volleyball player.

Furigana

背(せ)が低(ひく)いことはバレーボールの選手(せんしゅ)にとって不利(ふり)である。

Romanji

Se ga hikui koto wa bare-bo-ru no senshu nitotte furi de aru.

Words

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

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

低い (ひくい)

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

バレーボール (バレーボール)

volleyball

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

選手 (せんしゅ)

player (in game); team member

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

不利 (ふり)

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...