彼は都会人の作法を身につけているけれども根は田舎育ちだ。

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English Translation

For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は都会人(とかいじん)の作法(さほう)を身(み)につけているけれども根(ね)は田舎(いなか)育(そだ)ちだ。

Romanji

Kare wa tokaijin no sahō o mi ni tsuketeiru keredomo ne wa inaka sodachi da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

都会人 (とかいじん)

city dweller

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

作法 (さほう、さくほう)

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

を (を)

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.

身 (み)

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

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

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

根 (ね)

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; one's true nature; (fishing) reef

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

育ち (そだち)

breeding; growth

だ (だ)

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