Grammar - Grade 1 List View

Review these list items to study and edit your keyphrase and other memory aids.
Grammar Point

A Keyphrase should be a short phrase that brings to mind and helps to remember the information on this frame.

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)


Subject Marker

The particle is used to mark the subject of a sentence, specifically identifying who or what performs an action or exists in a state. It is often used when introducing new information or when the subject needs to be specifically identified among other possibilities.

Noun +

Used with nouns to indicate that the noun is the one performing the action or exists in the described state.


Rain is falling.

The cat is here.

Note

While は is used to mark the topic of a sentence (what the sentence is about), is used to mark the grammatical subject. In many cases, is used to introduce a subject for the first time in a conversation.



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