妻はやりくりが上手だ。

妻はやりくりが上手だ。

My wife is a good manager.

妻(つま)はやりくりが上手(じょうず)だ。

Tsuma wa yarikuri ga jōzu da.

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

は (は)

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

やり繰り (やりくり)

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

が (が)

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

上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

だ (だ)

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

Readings: サイ、つま

Meanings: wife, spouse

Readings: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン、うえ、 -うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、 -あ.げる、あ.がる、 -あ.がる、あ.がり、 -あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す

Meanings: above, up

Readings: シュ、ズ、て、て-、 -て、た-

Meaning: hand