haiyuutachi wa namahousou no dorama de serifu o machigaete mo egao o tamochimashita.

Even though the actors made mistakes in their lines in the live drama, they kept smiling.

Breakdown of haiyuutachi wa namahousou no dorama de serifu o machigaete mo egao o tamochimashita.

• は: topic particle
• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• で: location particle

Questions & Answers about haiyuutachi wa namahousou no dorama de serifu o machigaete mo egao o tamochimashita.

What does 俳優たち mean, and is たち necessary here?

俳優 means “actor.”
たち is a plural-like suffix mainly used for people, so 俳優たち means “the actors.”

In Japanese, plural is often left implicit, so 俳優 alone could already mean “actor(s)” from context. Adding たち:

• makes it clear we’re talking about multiple actors
• can add a slight nuance of “as a group” or “all the actors”

So 俳優たち isn’t grammatically required, but it’s natural and emphasizes the group of actors.

Why is は used after 俳優たち, and not が?

は marks the topic: what the sentence is “about.”
Here, 俳優たちは sets up “as for the actors…” / “the actors (on their part)…”

If we used が:

• 俳優たちが 笑顔を保ちました。
  would simply state “The actors kept their smiles” as new information, focusing on who did it.

With は:

• 俳優たちは … 笑顔を保ちました。
  contrasts or highlights the actors as the topic; it feels more like describing their behavior in that situation, possibly contrasting them with others (e.g., staff, audience).

So は fits well because this sentence is “about” how the actors behaved.

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