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==Wa (は) and Ga (が)==

==Wa (は) and Ga (が)==

{{quotebox|Before carrying on with these, it must be noted that although "wa" is pronounced "wa" when spoken, it is always written with the hiragana "ha" (は), even though hiragana does have a "wa" (わ). It is one of those idiosyncrasies of the language you will need to remember. }}

{{quotebox|Before carrying on with these, it must be noted that although "wa" is pronounced "wa" when spoken, it is always written with the hiragana "ha" (は), even though hiragana does have a "wa" (わ). It is one of those idiosyncrasies of the language you will need to remember. To avoid confusion, the examples will use the spoken "wa", instead of the written "ha".}}

In simple terms, "wa" marks the topic of a sentence, while "ga" marks the subject. Whatever comes before "wa" is the topic of the sentence, which will be described by what follows "wa.” This is similar to splitting an English sentence into its [[subject]] and predicate, although the topic is not always the subject in the English sense. "Ga,” whilst doing much the same, links the word or phrase that precedes it to the adjective or verb that immediately follows it.

In simple terms, "wa" marks the topic of a sentence, while "ga" marks the subject. Whatever comes before "wa" is the topic of the sentence, which will be described by what follows "wa.” This is similar to splitting an English sentence into its [[subject]] and predicate, although the topic is not always the subject in the English sense. "Ga,” whilst doing much the same, links the word or phrase that precedes it to the adjective or verb that immediately follows it.

==O (を)==

==O (を)==

{{quotebox|Another one to be wary of, although "o" is pronounced "o" ''(pronounced with a short "o!" rather than "oh")'' when spoken, it is always written with the hiragana "wo" (を), even though hiragana does have a "o" (お). It is one of those idiosyncrasies of the language you will need to remember.}}  

{{quotebox|Another one to be wary of, although "o" is pronounced "o" ''(pronounced with a short "o!" rather than "oh")'' when spoken, it is always written with the hiragana "wo" (を), even though hiragana does have a "o" (お). It is one of those idiosyncrasies of the language you will need to remember. To avoid confusion, the examples will use the spoken "o", instead of the written "wo".}}  

"O" indicates the object of a verb. Whenever you hear "o" in a sentence, you will know that what precedes it will be the object of the next verb that follows it. This verb can be an active, passive, or causative verb-form, but will always act on what precedes "o" in some manner.

"O" indicates the object of a verb. Whenever you hear "o" in a sentence, you will know that what precedes it will be the object of the next verb that follows it. This verb can be an active, passive, or causative verb-form, but will always act on what precedes "o" in some manner.

==E (へ)==

==E (へ)==

{{Quotebox|Another one to be wary of, although "e" is pronounced "e" (pronounced as "eh" rather than "ee") when spoken, it is always written with the hiragana "he" (へ), even though hiragana does have a "e" (え). It is one of those idiosyncrasies of the language you will need to remember.}}

{{Quotebox|Another one to be wary of, although "e" is pronounced "e" (pronounced as "eh" rather than "ee") when spoken, it is always written with the hiragana "he" (へ), even though hiragana does have a "e" (え). It is one of those idiosyncrasies of the language you will need to remember. To avoid confusion, the examples will use the spoken "e", instead of the written "he".}}

"E" indicates that what precedes it is the destination or direction towards which the action that follows it moves. It can be used interchangeably with the particle "ni" in this usage, although the general rule is to use "e" to indicate a place one has been in the past, and "ni" to indicate a place you are going to in the future. Thus:

"E" indicates that what precedes it is the destination or direction towards which the action that follows it moves. It can be used interchangeably with the particle "ni" in this usage, although the general rule is to use "e" to indicate a place one has been in the past, and "ni" to indicate a place you are going to in the future. Thus: