のが上手 details
write + good at doing
kaku no ga jouzu
good at doing
meaning: be good at writing
あの子、先生の真似をするのが上手だね。
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
田中さんは初対面の人と話すのがじょうず。
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
あの子、先生の真似をするのが上手だね。
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
田中さんは初対面の人と話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
祖母は昔から、人の話を聞くのが上手でした。
sobo wa mukashi kara, hito no hanashi o kiku no ga jouzu deshita.
My grandmother was always good at listening to people. neutral
Formation
{V}のがじょうずattaches to dictionary form
Notes
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.