Word
彼女 は 本 を 閉じた。kanojo wa hon o tojita.
Meaning
She closed the book.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about kanojo wa hon o tojita.
How is 彼女 は 本 を 閉じた pronounced?
It is pronounced:
かのじょ は ほん を とじた
kanojo wa hon o tojita
A few important pronunciation notes:
- は is written ha but pronounced wa when it is the topic particle.
- を is usually pronounced o.
- 閉じた comes from the verb 閉じる (to close), and here it is in the plain past form.
What does は do in this sentence?
は marks the topic of the sentence.
So in:
彼女 は 本 を 閉じた
the topic is 彼女 (she / her in context, though here it functions as she).
A natural way to think about it is:
- As for her, she closed the book.
In many beginner sentences, は can feel a bit like the English subject marker, but it is not exactly the same thing. It sets up what the sentence is about.
Why is は pronounced wa instead of ha?
