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Tomii515

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This isn't about the particvle "ga" (or atleast, the subject particle "ga").

I was just wondering, sometimes I'll see "ga" in the middle of a sentence, and I was wondering what it was... I don't really understand... like. I can't really give a sample sentence, but I could tell you what somethings look like:

・・・・・・・・・・・が、・・・・・・・・・・。
＆
・・・・・・・・・・・・・が。

What are those...? ☝

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shikyo

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They (most likely) mean "but". Or some kind of doubt/modesty. (Or to show that you let the listener decide; I've seen an example of it in Genki (book 1 I think it was) where a travel agency lady says something like "We have this and these tickets, が。。。"

 

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Donor

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It operates like けど. Before a comma, it simply means "but." At the end of a sentence, it prompts a response.

when answering a phone
はい、田中ですが。。。

when asking a question
新宿駅に行きたいんですが。。。

 

Tomii515

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so... is "ga" like an informal "kedo"?? or are they interchangable?

And "ga" = "ka"??

 

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ga is more formal, and is more often seen in writing. ga and ka and completely different.

 

Mike Cash

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nice gaijin said:

ga is more formal, and is more often seen in writing. ga and ka and completely different.

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Quite right. "ga" and "ka" are as different as moths and mosquitoes.

 

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The7thSamurai

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That 'ga' can also just indicate that something is coming after the sentence. It doesn't necessarily mean 'but'. A good example of this is saying who you are on the phone 'Bucko desu ga...Sumisu-san ha irasshaimasu ka?'

 

Tomii515

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nice gaijin said:

ga is more formal, and is more often seen in writing. ga and ka and completely different.

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...what's the difference? ☝

 

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ajmd20

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Tomii515 said:

...what's the difference? ☝

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Where do you see a similarity? ☝

 

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explaining the difference between the two particles would require describing all of their uses. They aren't interchangeable, just go look at grammar guides that describe the functions of these particles.