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のが上手 details

write + good at doing

kaku no ga jouzu

good at doing

meaning: be good at writing

あの先生せんせい真似まねをするのが上手じょうずだね。

ano ko, sensei no mane o suru no ga jouzu da ne.

That kid is really good at imitating the teacher, isn't she? casual

田中たなかさんは初対面しょたいめんひと話すはなすのがじょうず

tanaka-san wa shotaimen no hito to hanasu no ga jouzu.

Tanaka is good at talking with people he's just met. neutral

  • polite
  • past
  • negative

Examples

good at doing — の nominalizes the verb so the na-adjective 上手 can grade it with が

あの先生せんせい真似まねをするのが上手じょうずだね。

ano ko, sensei no mane o suru no ga jouzu da ne.

That kid is really good at imitating the teacher, isn't she? casual

田中たなかさんは初対面しょたいめんひとはなすのがじょうずです。

tanaka-san wa shotaimen no hito to hanasunogajouzudesu.

Tanaka is good at talking with people he's just met. neutral

祖母そぼむかしから、ひとはなしくのが上手じょうずでした。

sobo wa mukashi kara, hito no hanashi o kiku no ga jouzu deshita.

My grandmother was always good at listening to people. neutral

Formation

Notes

Counterparts: 下手[へた] (bad at) and 得意[とくい] — 上手 praises others, so for your own skill 得意 is the safe choice (歌[うた]うのが得意です).

Related patterns

Similar

  • Same のが frame turning a verb into a likeable thing, but 好き reports the subject's own taste while 上手 grades their skill from outside — so 私は歌うのが上手 sounds boastful where 私は歌うのが好き is unremarkable.