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数量 + は (suuryou + wa) — At least this much

は after a number sets the floor — at least this much.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

数量 a number or amount
at least
V what happens

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Putting は after a number or amount makes that number a **floor** — it will not be less than that. 一時間 かかります is just a fact; 一時間は かかります means "it takes at least an hour". It works with any amount: 三十分は 歩きます, 十万円は いります. Use it when you do not know the exact number but you do know it will not be under that. It is fine even if the sentence already has a は elsewhere (この 仕事は 一時間は かかります). Which to pick? Use は for "not less than this". Use も for the surprise of "a full that much!".

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

この 仕事は一時間かかります

この 仕事は 一時間は かかります。

kono shigoto wa ichijikan wa kakarimasu.

This job takes at least an hour.

毎日六時間寝ます

毎日 六時間は 寝ます。

mainichi rokujikan wa nemasu.

I sleep at least six hours every day.

日本語を 覚えるのに一年かかります

日本語を 覚えるのに 一年は かかります。

nihongo o oboeru no ni ichinen wa kakarimasu.

It takes at least a year to learn Japanese.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「この 仕事は 一時間   かかります」— which gives "at least an hour"?

💡 Hint: Which particle sets the floor?

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