視力が弱いことはスポーツマンにとって不利だ。

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English Translation

Poor sight is a handicap to an athlete.

Furigana

視力(しりょく)が弱(よわ)いことはスポーツマンにとって不利(ふり)だ。

Romanji

Shiryoku ga yowai koto wa supo-tsuman nitotte furi da.

Words

視力 (しりょく)

eyesight

が (が)

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

弱い (よわい)

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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

は (は)

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

スポーツマン (スポーツマン)

sportsman

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

不利 (ふり)

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback

だ (だ)

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