diff --git a/content/notes/Tae Kim Grammar Guide.md b/content/notes/Tae Kim Grammar Guide.md index 9002ca106..64021de0c 100644 --- a/content/notes/Tae Kim Grammar Guide.md +++ b/content/notes/Tae Kim Grammar Guide.md @@ -81,22 +81,31 @@ https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/ ## Particles Hiragana characters that attck to the end of a word to define the grammatrical function of that word in the sentence - ### Vocab - +### Vocab + 1. 学生 【がく・せい】 – student -2. うん – yes (casual) 3. 明日 【あした】 – tomorrow -4. ううん – no (casual) 5. 今日 【きょう】 – today 6. 試験 【しけん】 – exam +2. うん – yes (casual) +4. ううん – no (casual) +7. でも – but + +### Topic Particle は +The topic particle identifies what it is that you’re talking about, essentially the topic of your sentence + +The topic particle is the character 「は」. + +While this character is normally pronounced as /ha/, it is pronounced +/wa/ only when it is being used as the topic particle. + +Examples +ボブ:アリスは学生 +アリス:うん + + +### Inclusive Topic Particle も +essentially the topic particle with the additional meaning of “also” + +Basically, it can introduce another topic in addition to the current topic. - ### Topic Particle - - The topic particle identifies what it is that you’re talking about, essentially the topic of your sentence - - The topic particle is the character 「は」. - - While this character is normally pronounced as /ha/, it is pronounced - /wa/ only when it is being used as the topic particle. - - \ No newline at end of file