nihongo no bunpou ga sukoshizutsu wakatte kite, watashi wa manzokushite imasu.

I am satisfied because I am gradually coming to understand Japanese grammar.

Breakdown of nihongo no bunpou ga sukoshizutsu wakatte kite, watashi wa manzokushite imasu.

• は: topic particle
• 私わたし: I
• 日に本ほん語ご: Japanese (language)

Questions & Answers about nihongo no bunpou ga sukoshizutsu wakatte kite, watashi wa manzokushite imasu.

Why is it 日本語の文法が and not just 日本語文法 or 日本語を?

• 日本語の文法 literally means “the grammar of Japanese.”

  • 日本語 (Japanese language)
    • の (possessive/“of”)
      • 文法 (grammar)
  • So this is a noun + の + noun structure.

• You generally don’t say 日本語文法 as one word in normal speech; you link them with の.

• Why が and not を?

  • 文法が分かる = “(I) understand the grammar.”
  • The verb 分かる takes the thing understood with が, not を.
    
    • Xが分かる = to understand X
    • So 文法が分かる is the standard pattern.

So 日本語の文法が分かる = “(I) understand Japanese grammar.”

Why does the sentence use 文法が but 私は? What’s the difference between が and は here?