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Something my friend told me a few years ago:
I haven't often seen "o" being used... why is that?
Also, could someone explain to me the difference between ha and ga? I have read many Threads and articles about this, but it is still not clear to me. :\
An explanation I have seen:
Is that correct? I thought particles affect the word before them?
Thanks~! ^.^
ga - ga also means the the word is the subject, but
is not used as often as wa. There are certain times
when you have to use ga, but we're not that far yet
o - sometimes written as "wo." o means that the word
is the object of the sentence.
Examples:
I wa movie o saw.
He wa ball o threw.
She wa runs.
They wa Japanese o speak!
I haven't often seen "o" being used... why is that?
Also, could someone explain to me the difference between ha and ga? I have read many Threads and articles about this, but it is still not clear to me. :\
An explanation I have seen:
The difference is:
If I say: Watashi wa Mark desu. It means that the information I want to highlight is after the "wa".
If I say: Watashi ga Mark desu. It means the information I want to highlight is before the "ga".
Here are two examples:
If someone asks me "What is your name?" and if someone else asks "Who is Mark?" In English, the answer to both is "I am Mark". But in Japanese the answer to "What is your name?" is: Watashi wa Mark desu. Because "Mark" is the information I want to give.
For the question: "Who is Mark?" for example when a teacher is asking a group of students, then I will answer: "Watashi ga Mark desu". Because "Mark" is already given, the unknown information is who. So in the answer, I want to highlight "I", therefore I use "ga" to indicate that is the information I want to focus on.
Is that correct? I thought particles affect the word before them?
Thanks~! ^.^