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A4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

(から)下手(ぺた)utterly lacking (in ability), hopeless, useless, poor

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      utterly lacking (in ability), hopeless, useless, poor

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    空っ下手 【からっぺた】

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      (うた)()下手(へた)だからカラオケには()けない。

      I can't go to karaoke because I'm utterly hopeless at singing.

      ()下手(へた)(とき)上達(じょうたつ)させるのに習字(しゅうじ)教室(きょうしつ)()く。

      I go to calligraphy classes to improve my lack of skill.

      ところで、(なに)()下手(へた)なのに絵描(えか)教室(きょうしつ)にいるの?

      By the way, why are you in an art class when you're hopeless at it?

      料理(りょうり)()下手(へた)だった。ところが教室(きょうしつ)()って劇的(げきてき)改善(かいぜん)した。

      I was awful at cooking. However, after going to class, I improved dramatically.

      練習(れんしゅう)すればするほど、元々(もともと)()下手(へた)だった(うた)がもっと(ひど)くなる()がします。

      The more I practice, the more I feel like my originally hopeless singing gets worse.

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