tomodachi wa kijimihon no shitsukan o kurabete bakari iru.

topic particle

Breakdown of tomodachi wa kijimihon no shitsukan o kurabete bakari iru.

• を: direct object particle
• 友とも達だち: friend
• の: possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about tomodachi wa kijimihon no shitsukan o kurabete bakari iru.

Why is 友達 marked with は instead of が?

は marks 友達 as the topic: as for my friend / my friend, ...

That means the sentence is talking about what the friend is doing, rather than introducing the friend as new information.

• 友達は = As for my friend, ...
• 友達が would sound more like It is my friend who... or would introduce the subject more directly.

So は feels very natural here if the friend is already part of the conversation.

What does 生地見本 mean? Is it one word or two?

It is a compound noun made from:

• 生地 = fabric, cloth material
• 見本 = sample, specimen

So 生地見本 means fabric sample or swatch/sample of fabric.

In Japanese, compound nouns like this are very common, and they often work like a single unit.

What is the role of の in 生地見本の質感?