Breakdown of yuugaigomi ha abunai desu.
Questions & Answers about yuugaigomi ha abunai desu.
How do you read this sentence?
有害ごみ is read ゆうがいごみ.
は is the topic particle, so here it is pronounced わ, not は.
危ない is read あぶない.
です is read です.
So the full reading is:
ゆうがいごみ は あぶない です。
Why is は pronounced wa here?
What does the particle は do in this sentence?
は marks the topic of the sentence.
The structure is basically:
X は Y です
= As for X, it is Y
So here, 有害ごみ is the topic, and the sentence is making a statement about it.
Using は gives the feeling of a general statement or description about hazardous trash.
Why is 危ない followed by です?
危ない is an い-adjective. It already carries the meaning of being dangerous, so technically it can end a sentence by itself:
有害ごみは危ない。
Adding です makes the sentence more polite:
有害ごみは危ないです。
A useful point:
- with nouns: 学生です
- with な-adjectives: 静かです
- with い-adjectives: 危ないです
In the last case, です adds politeness, but 危ない is still the main descriptive word.
Is 危ないです grammatically normal in Japanese?
Yes, it is completely normal.
A beginner may wonder whether です can come after an い-adjective, and the answer is yes. This is standard polite Japanese.
Examples:
- 暑いです
- 高いです
- 危ないです
So 危ないです is a very common pattern.
Could I use が instead of は?
You could, but the nuance changes.
有害ごみは危ないです。
This sounds like a general statement about hazardous trash.有害ごみが危ないです。
This puts more focus on hazardous trash itself, as if answering What is dangerous?
For a simple general description, は is the more natural choice.
Is 有害ごみ one word?
Why is ごみ written in kana instead of kanji?
Is 危ない the best word here, or would 危険 also work?
Both can work, but they feel a little different.
- 危ない is a very common everyday adjective
- 危険 is more formal and often appears in warnings or official notices
So:
- 有害ごみは危ないです。 sounds natural and straightforward
- 有害ごみは危険です。 sounds a bit more formal or official
A city notice or warning label might prefer 危険 more often, but 危ない is still perfectly understandable.
Why are there spaces in the sentence?
They are almost certainly there for learners.
Normally, Japanese is written without spaces:
有害ごみは危ないです。
Textbooks, children's materials, and beginner learning content sometimes add spaces to make the sentence easier to read.
Does this sentence mean one piece of hazardous trash, or hazardous trash in general?
Usually it means hazardous trash in general.
Japanese often does not mark singular vs. plural the way English does, and it also does not use articles like a or the.
So 有害ごみ can refer to the whole category, depending on context. In this sentence, it sounds like a general statement about that type of trash.
Sign up free — start using our AI language tutor
Start learning JapaneseMaster Japanese — from yuugaigomi ha abunai desu to fluency
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓Infinitely deep — unlimited vocabulary and grammar
- ✓Fast-paced — build complex sentences from the start
- ✓Unforgettable — efficient spaced repetition system
- ✓ AI tutor to answer your grammar questions