konshuu wa kaigi ga ooi desu.

topic particle

Breakdown of konshuu wa kaigi ga ooi desu.

• です: to be
• が: subject particle
• 会議かいぎ: meeting

Questions & Answers about konshuu wa kaigi ga ooi desu.

What do the particles は and が each do here?

• 今週は uses は to set the topic: “as for this week…”
• 会議が uses が to mark the thing being described by the adjective 多い (“many”).
• The common frame is: Xは Yが Z = “As for X, Y is Z.” Here: “As for this week, meetings are many.”

Why is it 会議が and not 会議を?

多い is an adjective that describes the noun; adjectives take a subject marked by が, not an object marked by を. Use を only with transitive verbs, e.g. 会議をする (“to hold a meeting”). With adjectives like 多い/少ない, use が: 会議が多い／少ない.

Can I drop any particles in casual speech?

• Yes, time expressions often appear without a particle: 今週、会議が多いです。
• In casual speech, が can be omitted when the meaning is clear: 今週は、会議多いです。
• In careful writing or formal speech, keep the particles: 今週は会議が多いです。

Why is it 多いです and not 多いだ? How do I conjugate 多い?