Breakdown of koukanbuhin ga todokimashita.
がga
subject particle
届くtodoku
to arrive
交換部品koukanbuhin
a replacement part
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Questions & Answers about koukanbuhin ga todokimashita.
How do you read 交換部品が届きました。?
It is read:
こうかんぶひん が とどきました。
Breakdown:
- 交換部品 = こうかんぶひん
- が = が
- 届きました = とどきました
Natural pronunciation keeps the sentence flowing together, so it sounds like:
こうかんぶひんが とどきました。
What does 交換部品 mean exactly?
交換部品 means replacement part or replacement parts, depending on context.
It is made of:
- 交換 = exchange, replacement
- 部品 = part, component
So together, it refers to a part used to replace a broken or faulty one.
Why is が used here?
が marks the grammatical subject of the sentence: the thing that arrived.
So in this sentence:
- 交換部品 = the replacement part
- が = is the thing that
- 届きました = arrived / has arrived
So the sentence is structured like:
The replacement part + arrived
Japanese often uses が when introducing or identifying what did the action, especially in a neutral statement like this.