| Grammar I - 08.05 | Grammar L3 - 005 | Menu - Grammar |
| Particle が | ga |
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が - ga is a way of introducing new information to others. |
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| For instance, Bill knows that Robert went to
Okinawa, but Sally doesn't. Bill would say to Sally: |
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| ロバート さん が おきなわ に 行きました。 | Robert went to Okinawa. |
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robbato-san-wa okinawa ni ikimashita. |
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| Also, the particle が indicates that there is information missing about a certain noun. | |
| だれ が おきなわ に 行きました か。 | Who went to Okinawa? |
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dare ga okinawa ni ikimashita ka? |
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A question word that is the subject of a
sentence, is always followed by ga. |
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| どの クラス が おもしろい です か。 |
Which class is (the most) interesting? |
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dono kurasu ga omoshiroi desu ka? |
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| 日本語の クラス が 面白い です。 | Japanese class is. |
| nihongo-no kurasu ga omoshiroi desu. | |
| この クラス で だれ が めがね を かけて います か。 |
(In this class) who wears glasses? |
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(kono kurasu de) dare ga megane o kakete imasu ka? |
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| 山下先生が 眼鏡を かけて います。 | Professor Yamashita does. |
| yamashita sensei ga megane-o kakete imasu. |