Breakdown of shigoto ga isogashii to, jiyuuna jikan ga herimasu.
がga
subject particle
仕事shigoto
work
時間jikan
time
忙しいisogashii
busy
Questions & Answers about shigoto ga isogashii to, jiyuuna jikan ga herimasu.
What does が mark in 仕事が忙しい?
The particle が marks the subject of the adjective 忙しい. In Japanese, when you describe something with an i-adjective, you use が to indicate what is “busy.” Here it literally means “work is busy.”
Why is 忙しい in the plain form before と, and what does と mean here?
The conditional particle と attaches to the plain non-past (dictionary) form of verbs and adjectives. In this use, と means “whenever” or “when.” So 仕事が忙しいと conveys “whenever work is busy…”
Why does と attach directly to 忙しい without any extra particle?
Plain-form adjectives in Japanese can take と directly to form a conditional. There’s no need for an additional particle between the adjective and と—you simply say 忙しいと.
What kind of adjective is 自由 and why do we write 自由な時間?
自由 is a na-adjective. When a na-adjective modifies a noun, it requires な before the noun. Hence 自由な時間 means “free time.”
Why is 時間 marked with が in 時間が減ります, not を?
