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Zach

私の妻は料理がまるきりへたです。

Sentence Analyzer

料理 まるきり へた です

English Translation

My wife is anything but a good cook.

Furigana

(わたし)(つま)料理(りょうり)がまるきりへたです。

Romanji

Watashi no tsuma wa ryōri ga marukiri heta desu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
(つま)
wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
料理 (りょうり)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
丸きり (まるきり)
completely; perfectly; totally; just as if
下手 (へた)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サイ、 つま
Meanings: wife, spouse
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: fee, materials
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth