Vのが上手／下手 — Evaluates skill at performing an action | JLPT N5 grammar

Meaning

Evaluates skill at performing an action.

Dictionary form + のが + 上手 / 下手: 歌うのが下手です
About yourself 上手 can sound boastful; say 得意です instead (料理するのが得意です). 下手 about yourself is fine: 私は歌うのが下手です

16 sentences

田中たなかさんは料理りょうりするのが上手じょうずです
Mr. Tanaka is good at cooking.
私わたしは歌ううたうのが下手へたです
I am bad at singing.
兄あには人ひとの顔かおを描くかくのが上手じょうずです
My older brother is good at drawing people's faces.
私わたしは人ひとの前まえで話すはなすのが下手へたです
I am bad at speaking in front of people.
サントスさんはサッカーが上手じょうずです
Mr. Santos is good at soccer.
私わたしは歌うたが下手へたです
I am bad at singing.
兄あには高いたかい山やまに登るのぼるのが上手じょうずです
My older brother is good at climbing a high mountain.
兄あには大きなおおきな川かわで泳ぐおよぐのが上手じょうずです
My older brother is good at swimming in a large river.

8 more examples

兄あには一人ひとりで海外かいがいへ旅行りょこうするのが上手じょうずです
My older brother is good at travelling abroad alone.
兄あには自分じぶんで浴衣ゆかたを作るつくるのが上手じょうずです
My older brother is good at making a yukata himself.
兄あには外国がいこくの友達ともだちと話すはなすのが上手じょうずです
My older brother is good at talking with friends from other countries.
兄あには日本語にほんごで日記にっきを書くかくのが下手へたです
My older brother is bad at writing a diary in Japanese.
兄あには長いながい小説しょうせつを読むよむのが下手へたです
My older brother is bad at reading a long novel.
兄あには公園こうえんで馬うまに乗るのるのが下手へたです
My older brother is bad at riding a horse in the park.
兄あには人前ひとまえで歌ううたうのが下手へたです
My older brother is bad at singing in public.
兄あには細かいこまかい字じを書くかくのが下手へたです
My older brother is bad at writing small characters.

上手 and 下手 evaluate a skill, usually someone else's: 田中さんは歌うのが上手です. About yourself 得意 and 苦手 sound more natural.

Keep の after the verb: 歌うのが上手です, not 歌うが上手です. Liking is a different claim: 料理が好き vs 料理が上手.

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

Sentence 1: 兄あには一人ひとりで海外かいがいへ旅行りょこうするのが上手じょうずです On the trip I want to do things like visiting temples and buying souvenirs.My older brother is good at travelling abroad alone.I have been to Japan.
Sentence 2: 兄あには長いながい小説しょうせつを読むよむのが下手へたです My older brother is bad at reading a long novel.I have never eaten sushi.On days off, I do things like read books and watch films.
Sentence 3: 兄あには細かいこまかい字じを書くかくのが下手へたです As a child, I once saw snow in Hokkaido.On Sunday, I did things like cleaning and cooking.My older brother is bad at writing small characters.

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