haha ha maituki itido tuutyou wo mite, zandaka wo kakuninsimasu.

は marks 母 as the topic of the sentence.

So 母は means something like as for my mother or simply my mother in this context.

It does not mean she is the subject in the same way English always marks subjects, but here the topic and the understood subject are effectively the same person.

母 is the more neutral/humble way to refer to one’s own mother when talking to someone else.

A common pattern is:

• 母 = my mother, when speaking about her to others
• お母さん = mom / mother, often when addressing her directly, or when referring to someone else’s mother more politely

So in a plain descriptive sentence like this, 母 is very natural.

毎月一度 means once every month or once a month.

Breakdown:

• 毎月 = every month
• 一度 = one time / once

Together, they express frequency.

You may also see:

• 毎日一度 = once every day
• 毎週一度 = once every week

In everyday conversation, 毎月一回 is also very common and means basically the same thing.

In this sentence, 度 is a counter meaning time / occurrence.

So:

• 一度 = once
• 二度 = twice
• 三度 = three times

Yes, 度 can also mean degree in other contexts, but here it is clearly being used as a frequency counter.

通帳 usually means a bank passbook or bankbook.

It is the small book used in Japan to track bank account transactions and balances.

So 通帳を見る means to look at the bankbook/passbook.

Even if someone banks mostly digitally today, this word still strongly suggests a physical bank passbook.

Because there are two different verbs, and each verb has its own direct object:

• 通帳を見て = look at the passbook
• 残高を確認します = check the balance

So the sentence is basically:

1. look at the passbook, and
2. check the balance

Each object is marked separately with を.

見て is the て-form of 見る.

Here, the て-form connects two actions:

• 通帳を見て
• 残高を確認します

This often means and, then, or by doing depending on context. In this sentence, it most naturally means:

• she looks at the passbook and checks the balance
• or she checks the balance by looking at the passbook

So 見て links the first action to the second.

Usually, yes.

The natural reading is:

1. she looks at the passbook
2. she checks the balance

In practice, the two actions are closely related, so it can also feel like one combined action. But the て-form often suggests this kind of natural sequence.

確認します means confirm, check, or verify.

It is a little more specific and purposeful than just 見る.

So:

• 見る = to look at
• 確認する = to check/confirm carefully

Using 確認します makes it sound like she is not merely glancing at the balance; she is actively making sure what it is.

残高 means balance, especially an account balance.

It is a standard financial word.

Breakdown:

• 残 = remaining
• 高 = amount / total

So 残高 is much more natural than a general expression like 残りのお金 when talking about a bank account.

The sentence ends with 確認します, which is the polite ます-form.

This is standard polite Japanese used in textbooks, formal writing, and neutral conversation.

The plain form would be:

母は毎月一度通帳を見て、残高を確認する。

Both are grammatical, but します is more polite.

In Japanese, the non-past form can describe habitual actions as well as future actions.

So 確認します here does not mean only will check. It means something like:

• checks
• regularly checks
• does this as a habit

Because the sentence includes 毎月一度, it is clearly talking about a repeated routine.

No, it is not strictly necessary, but it is very common.

Japanese commas often show a pause or make the sentence easier to read.

So both are fine:

• 母は毎月一度通帳を見て、残高を確認します。
• 母は毎月一度通帳を見て残高を確認します。

The version with the comma is a little easier to follow.

Yes, Japanese word order is fairly flexible, as long as the particles still make the relationships clear.

For example, these are similar in meaning:

• 母は毎月一度通帳を見て、残高を確認します。
• 母は通帳を見て、毎月一度残高を確認します。

However, the original order sounds natural because it puts the frequency expression near the beginning and presents the actions smoothly.

So word order can change, but some versions sound more natural than others.

Yes.

Since no new subject is introduced, 母 is understood as the one who:

• looks at the passbook
• checks the balance

This is very common in Japanese. Once the topic/subject is established, it usually continues unless something changes.

Yes, that is a very natural English translation.

Even though the Japanese literally says something closer to My mother looks at the passbook and checks the balance once a month, English often combines those ideas more smoothly.

That kind of translation is normal, because it matches how English naturally expresses the same idea.