Japanese particle
Particle は
Marks the topic of a sentence and can also create contrast.
Examples
桃太郎は向かいましたMomotaro headed out
鬼は悪いことをしていましたThe ogres were doing bad things
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は tells the listener what the sentence is about. が highlights the subject or new information.
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.
Practice in the app