kodomo no seichou wa hayai.

topic particle

Breakdown of kodomo no seichou wa hayai.

• 子こ供ども: child
• の: possessive case particle
• 早はやい: fast

Questions & Answers about kodomo no seichou wa hayai.

What are the readings of the words in 子供の成長は早い?

The usual readings are:

• 子供 → こども
• の → particle の
• 成長 → せいちょう
• は → written は, but pronounced わ when it is the topic particle
• 早い → はやい

So the whole sentence is read:

こどものせいちょうははやい。

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What does の do in 子供の成長?

の connects two nouns.

Here:

• 子供 = child / children
• 成長 = growth

So 子供の成長 means something like:

• a child’s growth
• children’s growth
• the growth of children

In this sentence, の is showing that the growth belongs to, or is associated with, children.

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Why is は used after 成長?