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| A construction which relates a non controllable state of something or someone to a topic |
(ks1). 私は英語が分かる・分かります。
To me, English is understandable.
(ks2). 花子は目が奇麗だ・奇麗です。
Speaking of Hanako, her eyes are pretty.
(ks3). 辞書はウェブスターがいい・いいです。
Talking about dictionaries, Webster's is good.
(a). 高志はテニスが上手だ。
Takashi is good at tennis.
(b). 私はボーイフレンドが欲しい。
I want a boyfriend.
(c). 僕はフットボールが好きだ。
I like football.
(d). 象は鼻が長い。
Elephants have long trunks.
(e). 私はお腹が空いた。
I am hungry.
(f). ミラーさんは背が高い。
Mr. Miller is tall.
(g). 日本はステーキが高い。
Steak is expensive in Japan.
(h). 海は日本海が奇麗だ。
Talking about the sea, the Japan Sea is clean.
(i). 日本の野球はどこが強いですか。
Talking about baseball in Japan, who is strong?
1. "AはBがC" is one of the basic constructions in Japanese. In this construction, C usually expresses something about B and "BがC" expresses something about A, as illustrated in (1).
2. Sentences utilizing this construction may be categorized into three classes:
3. Listed below are the verbs and adjectives which usually require the "AはBがC" construction. (Sentences with these verbs and adjectives belong to Class (A) in Note 2.)