kagu ga sukunai node, hikkoshita ato de nantoka soroeru tsumori desu.

I don’t have much furniture, so I plan to somehow get what I need after moving.

Breakdown of kagu ga sukunai node, hikkoshita ato de nantoka soroeru tsumori desu.

• です: to be
• が: subject particle
• ので: reason particle
• 〜た: past tense

Questions & Answers about kagu ga sukunai node, hikkoshita ato de nantoka soroeru tsumori desu.

Why is が used after 家具 instead of は?

In 家具が少ない, が marks furniture as the thing that is scarce.

• 家具が少ない = There is little furniture / The furniture is sparse
• 家具は少ない would put more contrast or topic emphasis on furniture, as in As for furniture, there isn’t much.

In this sentence, が sounds natural because the speaker is simply stating the situation that leads to the next action.

Is 家具 singular or plural?

家具 is a collective noun, like furniture in English. It does not normally show singular vs. plural.

So 家具が少ない means:

• There isn’t much furniture
• We don’t have many pieces of furniture

Japanese usually leaves number unstated unless it matters.

Why is it 少ない and not 少なく?

少ない is the plain present form of an i-adjective.

Here it is being used to finish the clause:

• 家具が少ないので = because there is little furniture

You would use 少なく when the adjective connects to something else in a different way, for example:

• 家具が少なくて、不便です。 = There’s little furniture, so it’s inconvenient.

So in this sentence, 少ない is correct because it directly comes before ので.