彼はいわば学者ばかだ。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
He is, so to speak, a learned fool.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa iwaba gakusha baka da.
Words
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