彼の仕事はまずまずの出来だが、とても優秀とは言えなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼 の 仕事 は まずまず の 出来 だ が 、 とても 優秀 と は 言えなかった 。

English Translation

His work was acceptable, but far from excellent.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の仕事(しごと)はまずまずの出来(でき)だが、とても優秀(ゆうしゅう)とは言(い)えなかった。

Romanji

Kare no shigoto wa mazumazu no deki da ga, totemo yūshū to wa ienakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

は (は)

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

先ず先ず (まずまず)

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

出来 (でき)

workmanship; craftsmanship; execution; finish; grades; results; score; record; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings; transactions

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

優秀 (ゆうしゅう)

superiority; excellence

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言える (いえる)

to be possible to say; to be able to say

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

優

Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る

Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

秀

Readings: シュウ、 ひい.でる

Meanings: excel, excellence, beauty, surpass

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word