Grammar
〜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
Sentence
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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