nidai wa tsuyoi.

topic particle

Breakdown of nidai wa tsuyoi.

• 強つよい: strong
• 荷台にだい: a rear bicycle rack

Questions & Answers about nidai wa tsuyoi.

How do you read 荷台?

It is usually read にだい.

• 荷 = load, cargo, baggage
• 台 = platform, stand, bed

As a word, 荷台 often refers to a truck bed, loading platform, or cargo area, depending on context.

What does は do in this sentence?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So 荷台は強い means something like:

• As for the cargo platform, it is strong
• The truck bed is strong

The topic is what the sentence is talking about, and the rest of the sentence gives information about that topic.

Why is は written ha but pronounced wa?

This is a very common beginner question.

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced わ.

So:

• written: 荷台は強い
• read aloud: にだい は つよい → with は pronounced wa

But when は is part of a normal word, it is usually pronounced ha.