Quiz : particle 39-3
が
は
を
Subject は Noun です
Usually ‘は’ is used in ‘Noun Sentence’
わたし [は] にほんじんです。
watashi [wa] nihonjin-desu.
( I am Japanese. )
watashi [wa] nihonjin-desu.
( I am Japanese. )
Subject が Noun です
‘が’ is used when you emphasize that ‘I am the one’
わたし [が] すずきです。
watashi [ga] suzuki-desu.
( I am Suzuki. ( not anyone else ). )
watashi [ga] suzuki-desu.
( I am Suzuki. ( not anyone else ). )
Question Word が Verb-か?
‘が’ is used when a Question word is immediately before
だれ [が] きましたか?
dare [ga] ki-mashitaka?
( Who came? )
dare [ga] ki-mashitaka?
( Who came? )
Subject は Adjective です
‘は’ is used in ‘Adjective sentence’
ラーメン [は] おいしいです。
rāmen [wa] oishī-desu.
( Ramen noodle is good. )
rāmen [wa] oishī-desu.
( Ramen noodle is good. )
Subject は Verbます
‘は’ is used in a general statement
にほんじん [は] はしを つかいます。
nihonjin [wa] hashi [o] tsukai-masu.
( Japanese people use chopsticks. )
nihonjin [wa] hashi [o] tsukai-masu.
( Japanese people use chopsticks. )
Subject は Verbます
‘は’ is used when you do it regularly
わたし [は] まいにち ほんを よみます。
watashi [wa] mainichi hon [o] yomi-masu.
( I read a book everyday. )
watashi [wa] mainichi hon [o] yomi-masu.
( I read a book everyday. )
いいえ、Object は Verbません
‘は’ is used in a negative replay
A : たなかさんは コーヒーを のみますか?
tanaka-san [wa] kōhī [no] nomi-masuka?
( Do you drink coffee? )
B : いいえ、コーヒー [は] のみません。
Īe, kōhī [wa] nomi-masen.
( No, I don’t drink coffee. )
tanaka-san [wa] kōhī [no] nomi-masuka?
( Do you drink coffee? )
B : いいえ、コーヒー [は] のみません。
Īe, kōhī [wa] nomi-masen.
( No, I don’t drink coffee. )
Subject は Object が Adjective
Object of the following adjectives is marked by ‘が’
じょうずです jōzu-desu | good at |
へたです neta-desu | bad at |
きらいです kirai-desu | dislike |
すきです suki-desu | like |
ほしいです hoshī-desu | want |
Object を Transitive Verb
Object of Transitive Verb is marked by ‘を’
わたしは テレビ [を] みています。
watashi [wa] terebi [o] mite-imasu.
( I’m watching TV. )
watashi [wa] terebi [o] mite-imasu.
( I’m watching TV. )
For more details, please refer to an original textbook (vol-3).

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