Breakdown of wakaranai tango ga ooi node, kyou wa jishoapuri o tsukaukoto ni shimasu.
はwa
topic particle
をo
direct object particle
今日kyou
today
がga
subject particle
Questions & Answers about wakaranai tango ga ooi node, kyou wa jishoapuri o tsukaukoto ni shimasu.
Why is 分からない placed directly before 単語?
Because 分からない is modifying the noun 単語.
In Japanese, verbs and adjectives can come directly before a noun to describe it. So:
- 分からない単語 = words that I don’t understand
This works a lot like a relative clause in English, but Japanese does not need words like that, which, or who here.
So the structure is:
- 分からない → don’t understand
- 単語 → words / vocabulary words
- 分からない単語 → words I don’t understand
Why is it 単語が多い and not 単語を多い?
Because 多い is an adjective, not a verb that takes a direct object.
In Japanese, with 多い (many / a lot), the thing that is numerous is marked with が:
- 単語が多い = there are many words
- more literally: the words are many
So in this sentence:
- 分からない単語が多いので = because there are many words I don’t understand
A native English speaker may expect を because English often thinks in terms of I don’t understand many words, but Japanese builds this part differently.
Why is it 多い instead of たくさん?
