確かにウェンディは海辺で育ちましたが、泳ぐのはうまくありません。

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English Translation

It is true Wendy grew up at the seaside, but she isn't a good swimmer.

Furigana

確(たし)かにウェンディは海辺(うみべ)で育(そだ)ちましたが、泳(およ)ぐのはうまくありません。

Romanji

Tashika ni whendhi wa umibe de sodachimashita ga, oyogu no wa umaku arimasen.

Words

確か (たしか)

sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

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

海辺 (うみべ、かいへん)

beach; seashore; seaside; coast

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

育つ (そだつ)

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

が (が)

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

泳ぐ (およぐ)

to swim

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

上手い (うまい)

skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about