彼は自分がひとかどの人物だと思っているが、実際は、取るに足らない人物である。

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English Translation

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

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)がひとかどの人物(じんぶつ)だと思(おも)っているが、実際(じっさい)は、取(と)るに足(た)らない人物(じんぶつ)である。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun ga hito ka dono jinbutsu da to omotteiru ga, jissai wa, toru ni taranai jinbutsu de aru.

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

が (が)

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

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

何の (どの)

which; what (way)

人物 (じんぶつ)

person; character; figure; personage; man; woman; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

実際 (じっさい)

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

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...