〜は

topic marker particle

Formation

Noun + は

は (pronounced 'wa') marks the topic of a sentence — what you're talking about. It sets up context for the rest of the sentence.

私は学生です。

わたしはがくせいです。

I am a student.

東京は大きいです。

とうきょうはおおきいです。

Tokyo is big.

!は is written as は but pronounced 'wa' as a particle
!Don't confuse は (topic) with が (subject) — は marks known info, が marks new info

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