私の祖父は気難しい。

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私の祖父は気難しい。

English Translation

My grandfather is very hard to please.

Furigana

私(わたし)の祖父(そふ)は気難(きむずか)しい。

Romanji

Watashi no sofu wa kimuzukashii.

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

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

は (は)

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

気難しい (きむずかしい、きむづかしい)

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious