haha ha kudamono ga suki desu.

It is read:

Haha wa kudamono ga suki desu.

Word by word:

• 母 = はは = haha
• は = topic particle, pronounced wa
• 果物 = くだもの = kudamono
• が = ga
• 好き = すき = suki
• です = desu

So even though は is written with the ha kana, here it is pronounced wa because it is a particle.

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced wa. This is one of the standard spelling-pronunciation differences in Japanese grammar.

So in this sentence:

• 母は = haha wa

But if は were part of a normal word, it would usually be pronounced ha.

は marks the topic of the sentence, while が often marks the subject.

Here, 母は means something like:

• As for my mother, ...

Then the rest of the sentence says what is true about her:

• 果物が好きです = likes fruit / more literally, fruit is liked

So 母は sets up the person you are talking about, and 果物が marks the thing connected with 好き.

This is a very common pattern:

• A は B が好きです
  = As for A, B is liked
  = A likes B

This is one of the most common learner questions.

In Japanese, 好き is not a verb like English to like. It behaves more like an adjective or descriptive word meaning liked or pleasing.

Because of that, the thing you like is often marked with が, not を.

So:

• 果物が好きです = (someone) likes fruit

Not:

• 果物を好きです ×

A helpful way to think about it is:

• English: My mother likes fruit
• Japanese structure: As for my mother, fruit is liked

That is why が appears with 果物.

好き means liked, fond of, or to like depending on how it is translated into natural English.

In grammar terms, 好き is usually treated as a na-adjective.

So:

• 好きです = is liked / like(s) in natural translation
• 果物が好きです = likes fruit

You may also see:

• 猫が好きです = I like cats
• 日本語が好きです = I like Japanese

Even though English uses a verb, Japanese uses a different structure.

In a sentence like this, 母 usually means my mother.

Japanese often leaves out words like my when the meaning is obvious from context. With family terms especially, possession is often understood automatically.

So:

• 母 in this kind of statement usually = my mother

However, there is an important usage note:

• 母 is commonly used when talking about your own mother to someone else
• You would usually not use 母 to address her directly

For direct address, you would usually say:

• お母さん

So:

• Talking about your mother: 母
• Talking to your mother: お母さん

This is about social perspective and politeness.

When speaking to other people about your own family, Japanese often uses more plain or humble family terms:

• 母 = my mother
• 父 = my father

When referring to someone else’s mother, or when directly addressing your own mother, Japanese often uses:

• お母さん

So in this sentence, 母は sounds natural if the speaker is saying my mother to someone else.

Compare:

• 母は果物が好きです。 = My mother likes fruit.
• お母さんは果物が好きです。 can also be used in some contexts, but it sounds more like talking from a family-internal perspective, or talking about mom rather than using the more formal outside term 母.

です makes the sentence polite.

So:

• 母は果物が好きです。 = polite
• 母は果物が好き。 = casual
• 母は果物が好きだ。 = plain/copula style, often more direct or written-sounding depending on context

In beginner sentences, です is very common because it is the standard polite ending.

It normally means fruit in general.

Japanese does not have articles like a, an, or the, so 果物 by itself can mean:

• fruit
• the fruit
• fruit in general

In this sentence, the natural interpretation is general:

• My mother likes fruit

If you wanted to talk about a specific fruit or a specific piece of fruit, the context would usually make that clear.

Yes, Japanese word order is more flexible than English because particles show the grammatical roles.

The standard, natural order here is:

• 母は果物が好きです。

Because:

• 母は = topic
• 果物が = thing liked
• 好きです = predicate

You may see other orders in special contexts, but this is the most straightforward and natural version for learners.

A good beginner rule is:

• Put the topic first
• Put the main description at the end

Yes. The English sentence is built around the verb likes, but the Japanese sentence is built around 好き, which is more like is fond of or likes as a state.

So the Japanese sentence feels a bit like:

• As for my mother, fruit is pleasing to her
• or more naturally, My mother likes fruit

This difference matters because it helps explain:

• why 果物 takes が
• why 好き is not treated like a normal action verb

Understanding that pattern will help you with many other sentences, such as:

• 私は音楽が好きです。 = I like music
• 彼は犬が好きです。 = He likes dogs
• 姉は甘い物が好きです。 = My older sister likes sweet things