彼は肥満とはいえないが、大柄の人だった。

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English Translation

He was well built, if not fat as such.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は肥満(ひまん)とはいえないが、大柄(おおがら)の人(ひと)だった。

Romanji

Kare wa himan to wa ienai ga, ōgara no hito datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

肥満 (ひまん)

corpulence; fatness; obesity

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say

が (が)

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

大柄 (おおがら)

large build; large pattern

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

だ (だ)

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