Grammar

Kana: は Romaji: wa Level: N5

〜は

What does this structure do?

Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information

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N3 彼はもう駅に着いているに違いないから先に行こう Kare wa mou eki ni tsuite iru ni chigainai kara saki ni ikou He must already be at the station so let us go ahead N4 子供のころは夏になるとよく川で遊んだものだ Kodomo no koro wa natsu ni naru to yoku kawa de asonda mono da When I was a child I used to play in the river in summer N3 この建物では写真を撮ってはいけないことになっている Kono tatemono de wa shashin o totte wa ikenai koto ni natte iru In this building it is prohibited to take photos 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 N4 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 N4 週末はゆっくり休むつもりだけど予定はまだ決めてない Shuumatsu wa yukkuri yasumu tsumori dakedo yotei wa mada kimete nai I plan to rest this weekend but have not decided yet N4 彼はゲームしてばかりいて全然勉強しない Kare wa geemu shite bakari ite zenzen benkyou shinai He only plays games and does not study at all N2 前の仕事に比べて今の職場はかなり働きやすい Mae no shigoto ni kurabete ima no shokuba wa kanari hatarakiyasui Compared to my previous job this workplace is much easier to work at N5 その問題に関してはもう少し調べてから答える Sono mondai ni kanshite wa mou sukoshi shirabete kara kotaeru Regarding that issue I will research more before answering