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Learn Hardcore Japanese: kaisya ha zyouhou wo teikyousimasita. - The company provided information.

Hardcore Japanese
/Arranging an appliance repair visit
/kaisha wa jouhou o teikyoushimashita.

kaisha wa jouhou o teikyoushimashita.

Word

会社かいしゃ　は　情報じょうほう　を　提供ていきょうしました。kaisha wa jouhou o teikyoushimashita.

Meaning

The company provided information.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

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Arranging an appliance repair visit

Breakdown of kaisha wa jouhou o teikyoushimashita.

direct object particle

会社かいしゃkaisha

情報じょうほうjouhou

Questions & Answers about kaisha wa jouhou o teikyoushimashita.

How do you read this sentence out loud?

It is read:

かいしゃはじょうほうをていきょうしました。

Word by word:

会社 = かいしゃ
は = written ha but pronounced wa here
情報 = じょうほう
を = usually pronounced o
提供しました = ていきょうしました

What does は do in this sentence?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

In 会社は情報を提供しました。, 会社 is the topic, so the sentence is talking about the company.

A natural way to think about it is:

As for the company, it provided information.

In many beginner sentences, は often feels similar to an English subject marker, but it is not exactly the same thing. It shows what the sentence is about.

Why is を used after 情報?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

提供ていきょうするteikyousuru

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を marks the direct object of the verb.

Here, the verb is 提供しました, meaning provided.
The thing being provided is 情報.

So:

情報を = information as the thing that was provided

This is very common in Japanese:

X を verb
meaning do the verb to X

What is the basic word order of this sentence?

Japanese word order is often:

Topic + object + verb

So this sentence is:

会社は = topic
情報を = object
提供しました = verb

That gives:

The company / information / provided

In natural English, we rearrange that to:

The company provided information.

One important thing to remember is that the verb usually comes at the end in Japanese.

What is the dictionary form of 提供しました?

The dictionary form is 提供する.

Breakdown:

提供する = to provide
提供しました = provided / did provide

So しました is the polite past form of する.

Because 提供 is a noun that combines with する, this is called a suru-verb:

提供する = to provide
勉強する = to study
電話する = to call

Why does the verb end in ました?

ました shows two things:

politeness
past tense

So:

提供します = provide / will provide
提供しました = provided

This is the standard polite past form, often used in formal or neutral situations.

Why use 提供しました instead of a simpler verb like あげました or 出しました?

提供する is a more formal and precise verb meaning to provide.

It is often used in contexts like:

companies
services
information
resources
support

So 会社は情報を提供しました sounds natural because a company often provides information.

By contrast:

あげる means to give, but it is more personal and less formal
出す can mean to put out / submit / serve / send out, depending on context

For business or formal written Japanese, 提供する is a very natural choice.

Why is it は and not が after 会社?

Both can sometimes be possible, but they create a slightly different nuance.

会社は情報を提供しました。
= speaking about the company as the topic
会社が情報を提供しました。
= puts more focus on the company as the one that provided the information

A simple way to think of it:

は = as for...
が = it is ... that... or marks the subject more directly

In an isolated textbook sentence, は is very common because it presents the company as the topic in a neutral way.

Is 情報 countable here? Why is there no word for some or the?

Japanese often leaves that kind of information unstated.

情報 can mean:

information
the information
some information

The exact meaning depends on context.

Japanese does not usually require articles like:

a
an
the

So 情報を提供しました could mean:

provided information
provided the information

depending on the situation.

Can the subject or topic be omitted in Japanese?

Yes, very often.

If the company is already understood from context, Japanese might simply say:

情報を提供しました。

That still means provided information or (someone) provided information, and the listener figures out who did it from context.

Japanese frequently omits information that is already known.

Is this sentence formal?

Yes, it sounds fairly formal or neutral-polite.

Reasons:

提供する is a formal vocabulary choice
しました is polite verb form

This kind of sentence would fit well in:

business Japanese
written reports
announcements
formal explanations

A more casual version might use a different verb or plain form, depending on context.

Can I translate 会社 as company every time?

Usually yes, but not always exactly the same way in every context.

会社 most commonly means:

company
business
firm

In this sentence, company is the most natural translation.

But in real Japanese, the best English word can depend on context, such as whether you are talking about:

a corporation
your workplace
a specific firm
a business organization in general

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