In this sentence, 傷 is usually read きず.
So the full sentence is:
きず が ある。
A few notes:
Japanese uses different existence verbs depending on whether something is animate or inanimate.
A 傷 is not treated like a living being, so Japanese uses ある.
Examples:
This sentence is grammatically complete in Japanese, even though English often wants more information.
Japanese very often leaves out information that is understood from context. So 傷がある。 could mean things like:
What exactly has the 傷 is often omitted if the listener already knows.
For example, in a fuller sentence you might say:
So the sentence is short, but not broken.
Yes. Japanese nouns usually do not mark singular vs. plural the way English does.
So 傷がある can mean:
The context tells you whether it is one or more.
If the speaker specifically wants to emphasize plurality, they would usually do it through context, numbers, or a different wording.
傷 is a broad word. It can refer to different kinds of damage depending on context.
Common possibilities:
For example:
So even if the basic meaning is already given, it is good to know that 傷 is not limited to only one English word.
Because this sentence is presenting the existence of 傷, so が is the most neutral choice.
If you use は, the nuance changes:
This often sounds contrastive, like:
So が is the normal particle for straightforward existence statements.
Yes, ある is the plain present form.
Depending on context, it can be translated as:
So 傷がある may be translated in different ways:
Japanese and English do not always line up word-for-word here. Japanese uses an existence expression, while English often prefers have.
The polite version is:
傷があります。
That is the same sentence, but with polite あります instead of plain ある.
So:
The meaning does not really change; only the level of politeness does.
Yes, but it sounds short and context-dependent.
Japanese often uses very short sentences when the situation is already clear. For example:
In isolation, it may feel abrupt in English, but in Japanese this is very normal.
If you wanted to sound fuller, you could add what has the damage:
No. Standard Japanese normally does not use spaces between words.
So this would usually be written as:
傷がある。
Spaces are often added in teaching materials to make the structure easier for learners to see:
That spacing is just a learning aid, not normal everyday writing.