彼は偉大な才能の持ち主だが、やり手ではない。

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English Translation

He is a man of great capacity but of little ability.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は偉大(いだい)な才能(さいのう)の持(も)ち主(ぬし)だが、やり手(て)ではない。

Romanji

Kare wa idaina sainō no mochinushi da ga, yarite de wa nai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

偉大 (いだい)

greatness

才能 (さいのう)

talent; ability

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

持ち主 (もちぬし)

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

遣り手 (やりて)

doer; giver; skilled person; capable person; shrewd person; go-getter; hotshot; brothel madam

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.

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix