kono pan wa sonomama tabete mo oishii desu.

topic particle

Breakdown of kono pan wa sonomama tabete mo oishii desu.

• です: to be
• 食たべる: to eat
• パン: bread

Questions & Answers about kono pan wa sonomama tabete mo oishii desu.

What does この mean here, and why is it placed before パン?

この is the noun-modifying form of this.

• この パン = this bread
• これ = this (used by itself)
• この must be followed by a noun

So:

• これ は おいしいです = This is delicious
• この パン は おいしいです = This bread is delicious

That is why この comes directly before パン.

What is the role of は in this sentence?

は marks パン as the topic of the sentence.

So この パン は ... means something like:

• As for this bread, ...
• This bread ...

It does not mean bread is the subject in the same way English works. It introduces what the sentence is talking about.

Here, the sentence is making a comment about this bread: namely, that it is delicious even when eaten as is.

Why is there no を after パン?