私のテニスはへたの横好きだ。

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私 の テニス は へた の 横好き だ 。

English Translation

I like playing tennis, though I'm not very good at it.

Furigana

私(わたし)のテニスはへたの横好(よこず)きだ。

Romanji

Watashi no tenisu wa heta no yokozuki 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

テニス (テニス)

tennis

は (は)

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

蔕 (へた、ほぞ)

calyx

横好き (よこずき)

being crazy about something, but not be good at it

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

横

Readings: オウ、 よこ

Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something