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What is the difference between the は and が particles?
What is the difference between the は and が particles?
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I explain the difference between は and が with examples.
1-1. Someone is looking for Tom. You can say "私がTomです。(I am Tom.)" but can not say "私はTomです。(I am Tom.)" in this case. You can emphasize that you are Tom with "が".
1-2. Someone asks your name. You can say "私はTomです。(I am Tom.)" but can not say "私がTomです。(I am Tom.)" You don't need to emphasize your name and only need to reply to it's question.
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2-1. Someone asks "Which fruit do you want to eat?" You can answer "りんごが食べたい。(I want to eat an apple.)" but you can not say "りんごは食べたい。".
2-2. There are some kinds of apples. You can say "このりんごがおいしい。(This apple is delicious.)" to specify the apple you like.
2-3. If you generally talk about apples. You can say "りんごはおいしい。（Apples are delicious.)"
I hope you can understand the difference.
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