Particle "wa", point out the main topic of a sentence and
when it is used at the beginning of a sentence, it indicates
the theme of the sentence. So its function is similar to
"As for / to", "Concerning" or "Regarding"
in English.
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Saitoo-san wa kaishain desu |
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Miss. Saitoo is an office worker. |
Saitoo-san wa Nihonjin desu |
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Miss. Saitoo is a Japanese. |
Tom-san wa Amerikajin desu |
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Mr. Tom is an American. |
Saitoo-san wa Tom-san no
tomodachi desu |
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Miss. Saitoo is Mr Tom's friend. |
Anata wa Nihonjin desu ka? |
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Are you a Japanese? |
Tanaka-san wa gakusei desu ka? |
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Is Mr./Mrs. Tanaka student? |
Anata no kuruma wa ookii
kuruma desu ka? |
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Is you car big? |