Word
ピアノ の 音 が 大きい ので、 私 は 耳 を ふさぎます。piano no oto ga ookii node, watashi wa mimi o fusagimasu.
Meaning
The piano sound is loud, so I cover my ears.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of piano no oto ga ookii node, watashi wa mimi o fusagimasu.
はwa
topic particle
私watashi
I
をo
direct object particle
がga
subject particle
Questions & Answers about piano no oto ga ookii node, watashi wa mimi o fusagimasu.
What does the particle の do in ピアノの音?
Why is 音 marked by が instead of は or を in 音が大きい?
- が marks the grammatical subject in a descriptive clause with an adjective.
- Using は here would make 音 the topic and could imply contrast (“As for the sound, it’s loud, but…”).
- を marks direct objects, which doesn’t fit when you’re stating a property (being loud).
What’s the difference between ので and から, and why is ので used here?
Both mean “because,” but:
• ので is softer and often more polite/neutral, used for explanations or justifications.
• から is more direct and common in casual speech.
In this sentence, ので gently explains the reason for covering one’s ears.
Why can we link 大きい directly with ので without adding だ?
大きい is an い-adjective, so you attach ので straight to its plain form. If it were a な-adjective or noun, you would use なので (e.g. 静かなので).
