onnanoko wa akai boushi o kabutte imasu.

topic particle

Breakdown of onnanoko wa akai boushi o kabutte imasu.

• を: direct object particle
• 〜て いる: progressive form
• 赤あかい: red

Questions & Answers about onnanoko wa akai boushi o kabutte imasu.

How is 女の子は赤い帽子をかぶっています read aloud?

It is read:

おんなのこ は あかい ぼうし を かぶって います

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• 女の子 = おんなのこ
• 帽子 = ぼうし
• The particle を is usually pronounced o in modern Japanese.

Also, in normal Japanese writing, this would usually appear without spaces:

女の子は赤い帽子をかぶっています。

Why is は pronounced wa here instead of ha?

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced wa, not ha.

So in this sentence:

• 女の子は = As for the girl...

This is just a special pronunciation for the particle は. When は is part of a normal word, it is still pronounced ha.

Why is it 女の子は and not 女の子が?

Both can be correct, but the nuance is different.

• 女の子は赤い帽子をかぶっています。
  = As for the girl, she is wearing a red hat.
  This makes the girl the topic.

• 女の子が赤い帽子をかぶっています。
  = The girl is wearing a red hat or It is the girl who is wearing a red hat.
  This puts more focus on who is doing the action.

For a simple neutral sentence, especially when the girl is already the topic of conversation, は is very natural.