私の妻は運転が下手だ。

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私の妻は運転が下手だ。

English Translation

My wife is a poor driver.

Furigana

私(わたし)の妻(つま)は運転(うんてん)が下手(へた)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no tsuma wa unten ga heta da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

は (は)

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

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

が (が)

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

下手 (へた)

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

だ (だ)

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