彼はそのことについては表面的な知識しかない。

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English Translation

He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はそのことについては表面的(ひょうめんてき)な知識(ちしき)しかない。

Romanji

Kare wa sono koto nitsuite wa hyōmenteki na chishiki shika nai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

表面的 (ひょうめんてき)

on the surface

だ (だ)

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

知識 (ちしき)

knowledge; information

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix