Home Japanese Best explanation I’ve ever heard in 15+ years for the difference between は and が.JJapaneseBest explanation I’ve ever heard in 15+ years for the difference between は and が.November 23, 2021One comment Best explanation I’ve ever heard in 15+ years for the difference between は and が. Tags:Japanese 1 commentTl;DwA good way to conceptualize it is this:Ha introduces something as the topic.わたしはせがたかいです。 は = *I don’t know about everyone else*, but as for me I am tall.Ga identifies which of the options is correctわたしがせがたかいです。 が = *Forget everyone else. out of all options available,* I am the one that is tall.(Yes, you can have two ga’s in a sentence)Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Tl;DwA good way to conceptualize it is this:Ha introduces something as the topic.わたしはせがたかいです。 は = *I don’t know about everyone else*, but as for me I am tall.Ga identifies which of the options is correctわたしがせがたかいです。 が = *Forget everyone else. out of all options available,* I am the one that is tall.(Yes, you can have two ga’s in a sentence)
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A good way to conceptualize it is this:
Ha introduces something as the topic.
わたしはせがたかいです。
は = *I don’t know about everyone else*, but as for me I am tall.
Ga identifies which of the options is correct
わたしがせがたかいです。
が = *Forget everyone else. out of all options available,* I am the one that is tall.
(Yes, you can have two ga’s in a sentence)