ジェフは昨日の試合に負けましたが、彼はきっと前途有望なテニス選手です。

Sentence Analyzer

じぇふは昨日の試合に負けましたが、彼はきっと前途有望なテニス選手です。

English Translation

Jeff lost yesterday's match, but I'm sure he is a promising tennis player.

Furigana

ジェフは昨日(きのう)の試合(しあい)に負(ま)けましたが、彼(かれ)はきっと前途(ぜんと)有望(ゆうぼう)なテニス選手(せんしゅ)です。

Romanji

Jyefu wa kinō no shiai ni makemashita ga, kare wa kitto zento yūbōna tenisu senshu desu.

Words

シェフ (シェフ)

chef

は (は)

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

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

に (に)

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

負ける (まける)

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.); to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

屹度 (きっと、キッと)

surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; suddenly; abruptly; instantly

前途 (ぜんと)

future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead

有望 (ゆうぼう)

good prospects; full of hope; promising

テニス (テニス)

tennis

選手 (せんしゅ)

player (in game); team member

です (です)

be; is