N が 上手 / 下手です (N ga jouzu / heta desu) — good at / poor at
To say you are good or poor at something.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
N
が
上手 / 下手です
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
「〜が 上手です」= "good at ..." and 「〜が 下手です」= "poor at ...." Both take が and are na-adjectives. Example: テニスが上手です = "I'm good at tennis."
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
テニスが上手です
テニスが上手です。
tenisu ga jouzu desu.
You're good at tennis.
歌が下手です。
uta ga heta desu.
I'm poor at singing.
日本語が上手ですね。
nihongo ga jouzu desu ne.
Your Japanese is good!
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3Which says "good at tennis"?
💡 Hint: が.
テニスが上手です.
Which sentence means 'I am poor at singing'?
💡 Hint: 下手 is the opposite of 上手.
歌が 下手です = poor at singing. 上手です means good at it, while 好き／嫌い say you like or dislike it.
Fill: 歌＿下手です。("poor at singing")
💡 Hint: が.
歌が下手です.
Your score: /3