wa

Translations

1. topic marker
2. contrast marker

Notes

The particle 'は' (wa) is used to indicate the topic of a sentence in Japanese. It is pronounced as 'wa' instead of 'ha' when used as a particle. It can also imply contrast depending on context.

Tags

#grammar #particles #japanese_language

Examples

私は学生です。

Watashi wa gakusei desu.

I am a student.

今日は雨です。

Kyou wa ame desu.

Today is rainy.