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N1は N2が Adjです (N1 wa N2 ga Adj desu) — N1's N2 is Adj

Describing an attribute of something.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N1 + は + N2 + が + adj + です

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

  • "An elephant's trunk is long" — when you describe one part (trunk) of a big thing (elephant): big thing + は, part + が, then the adjective: ぞうははなが長いです.
  • は says "whose we are talking about" (as for elephants) and が points at "which part" (the trunk) — one sentence, each with its own job.

How to attach

The same for places and countries: ネパールは山が高いです (In Nepal the mountains are high), 日本は電車がべんりです (In Japan the trains are convenient).

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

ぞうは はなが 長いです。

ぞうは はなが ながいです。

An elephant's trunk is long.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The whole, ぞう (elephant) ──> [ + は ] ──> ぞうは ──> the part, はな (trunk) ──> [ + が ] ──> はなが ──> [ + 長いです ] ──> An elephant's trunk is long.

ネパールは 山が 高いです。

ネパールは やまが たかいです。

Nepal's mountains are high.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) ネパール ──> [ + は ] ──> ネパールは ──> the part, 山 (mountains) ──> [ + が ] ──> 山が ──> [ + 高いです ] ──> Nepal's mountains are high.

日本は 電車が べんりです。

にほんは でんしゃが べんりです。

In Japan, the trains are convenient.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 日本 ──> [ + は ] ──> 日本は ──> the part, 電車 (trains) ──> [ + が ] ──> 電車が ──> [ + べんりです ] ──> In Japan, the trains are convenient.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

"Nepal's mountains are high": ネパール_ 山_ 高いです。

💡 Hint: Big topic は, inner aspect が.

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