teeburu wa anteishite inai.

topic particle

Breakdown of teeburu wa anteishite inai.

• いる: to be
• テーブル: table
• 安定あんてい: stability

Questions & Answers about teeburu wa anteishite inai.

What does は do in this sentence?

は marks テーブル as the topic of the sentence.

So テーブルは安定していない is literally something like:

• As for the table, it is not stable.

In natural English, we usually just say:

• The table isn’t stable.
• The table is unstable.
• The table is wobbly.
  (depending on the situation)

The important point is that は does not directly mean is. It tells you what the sentence is about.

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Why is テーブル written in katakana?

テーブル is a loanword borrowed from English table, so it is written in katakana.

Katakana is commonly used for:

• foreign loanwords
• some onomatopoeia
• emphasis
• scientific names, etc.

So:

• テーブル = table
• 机 = desk/table, but usually a more native Japanese word

In this sentence, テーブル sounds natural if you mean an actual table, especially a Western-style one.

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Why is it 安定していない instead of just 安定じゃない?