PARTICLE は
1 は follows the topic of a sentence, and it’s
followed by an explanation of the topic.
Such topic is a comment about general
knowledge or something that has already been introduced in the conversation.
Ex:
私は学生です。
è I am a student.
あの人は大山さんです。
è That person is Ooyama.
大山さんは大学の先生です。
è Ooyama-san is a university professor.
2 Contrastive sentenceはfollows a noun to show contrast. 「は - が - は」
Ex: 兄はスキーは上手ですが、テニスは下手です。
è My brother is good at sky, but he’s bad at
tennis.
バナナは好きですが、メロンはきらいです。
è I like bananas, but I don’t like melons.
テニスはできますが、ゴルフはできません。
è I like tennis, but I don’t like golf.
3 For prohibition of something: 「は いけません」
Ex: ここで写真を撮ってはいけません
è You shouldn’t take pictures here.
その手をはなしてはいけません
è You shouldn’t let go of that hand.
そんなに食べてはいけません。
è You shouldn’t eat that much.
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