父はゴルフをやるにはやるが、うまくはない。

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ゴルフ やる はやる うまく ない

English Translation

My father does play golf, but not well.

Furigana

(ちち)はゴルフをやるにはやるが、うまくはない。

Romanji

Chichi wa gorufu o yaru ni hayaru ga, umaku wa nai.

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ゴルフ (ゴルフ)
golf
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
逸る (はやる)
to be in high spirits; to be impatient; to be hotblooded; to be rash; to be impetuous
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
上手い (うまい)
skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father