Grammar
Kana: が Romaji: ga Level: N5

〜が

What does this structure do?

Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences

Variations of this structure

〜が

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N3 彼は日本に十年住んでいるから日本語が上手なわけだ Kare wa Nihon ni juunen sunde iru kara nihongo ga jouzu na wake da He has lived in Japan for ten years so no wonder his Japanese is good N3 明日は台風が来るということだ Ashita wa taifuu ga kuru to iu koto da It means that a typhoon is coming tomorrow N3 努力すれば必ず成功するとは限らないが意味はあると思う Doryoku sureba kanarazu seikou suru to wa kagiranai ga imi wa aru to omou Even with effort success is not guaranteed but it still has meaning N3 ドアが閉まろうとしているから急いだほうがいい Doa ga shimaro u to shite iru kara isoida hou ga ii The door is about to close so you should hurry N3 最近少しずつ日が長くなってきた気がする Saikin sukoshi zutsu hi ga nagaku natte kita ki ga suru Recently the days seem to be getting longer N3 日本語を勉強しているうちに文化にも興味が出てきた Nihongo o benkyou shite iru uchi ni bunka ni mo kyoumi ga dete kita While studying Japanese I became interested in the culture too N3 最近は物価が上がるばかりで生活が大変になってきた Saikin wa bukka ga agaru bakari de seikatsu ga taihen ni natte kita Recently prices keep rising and life became difficult N3 電車が止まったから遅れたというわけだ Densha ga tomatta kara okureta to iu wake da The train stopped so that is why I was late N3 今日は約束があるから残業するわけにはいかない Kyou wa yakusoku ga aru kara zangyou suru wake ni wa ikanai I have plans today so I cannot stay overtime