私の父はいわば学者ばかだ。

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私 の 父 は いわば 学者 ばか だ 。

English Translation

My father is, so to speak, a learned fool.

Furigana

私(わたし)の父(ちち)はいわば学者(がくしゃ)ばかだ。

Romanji

Watashi no chichi wa iwaba gakusha baka da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person