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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 topic (big)
N2 aspect (small)
Adj
です

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

First 「は」 marks the topic (the big thing), then 「が」 marks one aspect of it (the smaller/inner thing), and an adjective ends the sentence. E.g. "zō wa hana ga nagai desu" = An elephant's trunk is long.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

ぞうはな長いです

ぞうは はなが 長いです。

zō wa hana ga nagai desu.

An elephant's trunk is long.

ネパールは 山が 高いです。

nepāru wa yama ga takai desu.

Nepal's mountains are high.

日本は 電車が べんりです。

nihon wa densha ga benri desu.

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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