彼は自分の名前を書くのがやっとだ。

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彼は自分の名前を書くのがやっとだ。

English Translation

He can scarcely write his name.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の名前(なまえ)を書(か)くのがやっとだ。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun no namae o kaku no ga yatto da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

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.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

が (が)

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

やっと (やっと)

at last; at length; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth

だ (だ)

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