彼は自分では偉いつもりでいるが、実際はとるに足らぬ人だ。

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English Translation

He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)では偉(えら)いつもりでいるが、実際(じっさい)はとるに足(た)らぬ人(ひと)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun de wa erai tsumori de iru ga, jissai wa toru ni taranu hito 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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

偉い (えらい)

great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent; awful; terrible

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

要る (いる)

to need; to want

が (が)

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

実際 (じっさい)

practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

とる (とる)

is being

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

足る (たる)

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of

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