kono kouen ha eki kara tooi desu ga, sizuka desu.

Questions & Answers about kono kouen ha eki kara tooi desu ga, sizuka desu.

Is this sentence written correctly?

Yes. The grammar is fine, and it sounds natural in polite Japanese.

In normal writing, though, Japanese is usually written without spaces:

この公園は駅から遠いですが、静かです。

A learner version may add spaces to make the words easier to see, but native writing normally does not.

Why is it この公園 and not これ公園?

この must be used before a noun, so この公園 means this park.

By contrast, これ stands by itself and means this one. So:

  • この公園 = this park
  • これ = this one

You cannot normally say これ公園.

Why is there no between この and 公園?

Because この directly modifies a noun by itself. It does not need .

So these are correct:

  • この公園
  • その駅
  • あの人

Using there would be incorrect.

What does do after 公園?

marks the topic of the sentence. It tells you what the sentence is talking about.

So この公園は... is like saying:

As for this park, ...

The rest of the sentence then describes that park.

This is one of the most common sentence patterns in Japanese:

  • A は B です
  • As for A, it is B
Why is it 駅から遠い? Why use から?

から marks the starting point or reference point. With distance expressions, Japanese often uses X から 遠い / 近い to mean far from X / close to X.

So:

  • 駅から遠い = far from the station
  • 駅から近い = close to the station

Using here would not be the normal choice.

Why is 遠い different from 静か?

Because they are two different types of Japanese adjectives.

  • 遠い is an い-adjective
  • 静か is a な-adjective

That affects how they behave.

Examples:

  • 遠い公園 = a faraway park
  • 静かな公園 = a quiet park

And in polite predicate form:

  • 遠いです
  • 静かです

So the difference is grammatical, not random.

Why is it 遠いです, not 遠です?

Because 遠い is an い-adjective, and the is part of the adjective itself.

So you keep it:

  • 遠いです
  • 遠です

This is true for most い-adjectives:

  • 高いです
  • 安いです
  • 新しいです

You do not remove the final when adding です.

Why is it 静かです, not 静かいです or 静かなです?

Because 静か is a な-adjective.

For a な-adjective:

  • before a noun: use
    静かな公園
  • at the end of a sentence: use です
    公園は静かです

So:

  • 静かです
  • 静かいです
  • 静かなです

The only appears when the adjective directly modifies a noun.

What does mean here? I thought marks the subject.

Here, is not the subject particle. It is a conjunction meaning something like but or although.

So:

駅から遠いですが、静かです。

means the first clause contrasts with the second:

  • it is far from the station,
  • but it is quiet.

Japanese in this use is often a bit softer than a strong English but. It can sound like a mild contrast.

Why is です used twice?

Because both parts of the sentence are being stated politely.

  • 遠いです
  • 静かです

That keeps the whole sentence in a consistent polite style.

If you switched to plain style, it would look different, for example:

この公園は駅から遠いが、静かだ。

But in polite everyday Japanese, 遠いですが、静かです is completely normal.

Could I use けど instead of ?

Yes. けど is very common and more conversational.

For example:

この公園は駅から遠いけど、静かです。

Both are natural, but the nuance is slightly different:

  • = a bit more formal or neutral
  • けど = a bit more casual/conversational

So the sentence with is a good polite textbook-style sentence.

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