Japanese particle

Particle が

Marks the grammatical subject, often introducing new information or placing focus on who or what performs an action.

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が identifies or emphasizes the subject. は establishes the topic.

Practice in context

Use Study Mode in the J-Accelerate app to highlight this particle inside story sentences, then open the word detail popup for the same overview, examples and comparison notes. Native speaker audio is available for every particle and story sentence.