Breakdown of tsugi wa supea deshita.
Questions & Answers about tsugi wa supea deshita.
Because は is being used as the topic particle, and when は is a particle, it is pronounced wa.
So in this sentence:
- 次 = next
- は = topic marker, pronounced wa
This is one of the first pronunciation exceptions learners meet in Japanese.
次 means next or the next one.
It is usually read つぎ (tsugi).
In a sentence like this, 次 often refers to whatever comes next in the current context, such as:
- the next turn
- the next frame
- the next try
- the next item/event
Japanese often leaves that specific noun unstated if it is already understood from the situation.
