は Japanese Grammar Basic

Browse 4 Japanese Grammar Basic entries for Japanese under は.

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  1. ～は～だ (copula) は The most fundamental sentence pattern in Japanese. は marks the topic of the sentence, and だ (or its polite form です) functions as the copu...
  2. ～始める・はじめる (begin doing) はじめる A compound verb suffix attached to the verb stem that indicates someone or something begins to perform an action or enters a new state. I...
  3. ～はず (expectation) はず A dependent noun expressing the speaker's expectation that something should logically be the case, based on reason, evidence, or prior ar...
  4. ～は～が (topic has attribute) は〜が A construction that relates a non-controllable state, attribute, or ability to a topic. The は marks the overall topic, while が marks the ...