Breakdown of kyou ha atarasii suutu wo kite kaisya ni ikimasu.
はha
topic particle
にni
destination particle
行くiku
to go
をwo
direct object particle
今日kyou
today
会社kaisya
company
新しいatarasii
new
〜て〜te
connective form
スーツsuutu
suit
着るkiru
to wear
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Questions & Answers about kyou ha atarasii suutu wo kite kaisya ni ikimasu.
Why is は used after 今日 instead of が?
In Japanese は marks the topic of the sentence—what you’re talking about—rather than the grammatical subject. By saying 今日 は, you’re setting “today” as the topic (“As for today…”). If you used が, you’d be emphasizing “today” as the new or important subject, which changes the nuance.
What role does を have after スーツ?
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb. Here スーツ を shows that the suit is what’s being worn (the object of 着て).
Why is 着て used instead of 着ます?
着て is the て-form of 着る (to wear). The て-form is used to link verbs, indicating that you first wear the suit and then go to the office. If you said 着ます, you’d be ending your sentence there.
What is に doing after 会社?
The particle に marks the destination of movement verbs like 行きます. 会社 に tells us “to the company/office.”
Why is there no particle between 新しい and スーツ?
新しい is an い-adjective, and in Japanese adjectives directly modify nouns without a particle. So 新しいスーツ simply means “new suit.”
Where is the subject “I” in this sentence?
Japanese often omits pronouns when they’re clear from context. Here, the speaker (“I”) isn’t stated but is understood as the person wearing the suit and going to the office.
Can the word order be changed?
To some extent, yes—Japanese is flexible because particles show each word’s role. However, the verb (行きます) generally stays at the end. You could say 新しいスーツを着て今日会社に行きます, but you wouldn’t move the verb out of final position in a polite sentence.
Why is 行きます in the polite non-past form rather than the dictionary form 行く?
行きます is the polite form, suitable for formal or everyday conversation with people you’re not extremely close to. 行く is the plain (dictionary) form you’d use in casual speech among friends or in writing.