彼は現代音楽が好きだ。

彼は現代音楽が好きだ。

He has a liking for modern music.

彼(かれ)は現代(げんだい)音楽(おんがく)が好(す)きだ。

Kare wa gendai ongaku ga suki da.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

現代 (げんだい)

nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

音楽 (おんがく)

music; musical movement

が (が)

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

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

Readings: ゲン、あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ

Meanings: present, existing, actual

Readings: ダイ、タイ、か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Readings: オン、イン、 -ノン、おと、ね

Meanings: sound, noise

Readings: ガク、ラク、ゴウ、たの.しい、たの.しむ、この.む

Meanings: music, comfort, ease

Readings: コウ、この.む、す.く、よ.い、い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something