彼はいわば学者ばかだ。

彼はいわば学者ばかだ。

He is, so to speak, a learned fool.

彼(かれ)はいわば学者(がくしゃ)ばかだ。

Kare wa iwaba gakusha baka da.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

学者 (がくしゃ)

scholar

馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)

fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

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: ガク、まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

Readings: シャ、もの

Meanings: someone, person