Nは (N wa) — as for N (topic)

The little marker that shows who or what the sentence is about — the topic marker.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N + は + …

A Japanese sentence starts by saying who or what it is about, and は goes right after that word.
Think of it as Nepali "चाहिँ" or "भनेको" — "as for …": 私は = "as for me".
は itself never means "is" — it only points at the topic of the sentence.

So something must always follow it: 私は学生です = "as for me, (I am) a student."

This は is written "ha" but is always read "wa".

私は学生です。

わたしはがくせいです。

I am a student.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 私 (I) ──> [ + は ✅ ] ──> 私は = "as for me". Then add the rest, 学生です (am a student), and you get 私は学生です.

田中さんは先生です。

たなかさんはせんせいです。

Tanaka is a teacher.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 田中さん (Tanaka) ──> [ + は ✅ ] ──> 田中さんは = "as for Tanaka". Then 先生です (is a teacher) is added after it.

これはお茶です。

これはおちゃです。

This is tea.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) これ (this) ──> [ + は ✅ ] ──> これは = "as for this". Add お茶です (is tea) after it and the full sentence is done.

Question: 1/3

Fill the blank: 私＿学生です。("I am a student")

💡 Hint: Which marker comes right after the topic (I)?