kono suupu wa aji ga usui node, mou sukoshi shio o iremasu.

topic particle

Breakdown of kono suupu wa aji ga usui node, mou sukoshi shio o iremasu.

• を: direct object particle
• が: subject particle
• この: this

Questions & Answers about kono suupu wa aji ga usui node, mou sukoshi shio o iremasu.

Why is it この スープ and not これ スープ?

この must come before a noun, so この スープ means this soup.

• この = this + noun
• これ = this one / this thing

So:

• この スープ = this soup
• これ = this one

You cannot normally say これ スープ.

Why does the sentence use both は and が: スープは and 味が?

This is a very common Japanese pattern.

• スープは sets the overall topic: as for this soup
• 味が薄い says something about one aspect of that soup: its taste is weak/light

So the structure is roughly:

• このスープは = as for this soup
• 味が薄い = the taste is light / weak

A natural English way to think about it is:

• As for this soup, its flavor is weak, so...

Japanese often uses A は B が adjective when talking about one feature of something.

Examples:

• この店は料理がおいしい。 = As for this restaurant, the food is delicious.
• 彼は目が青い。 = He has blue eyes. Literally: as for him, eyes are blue.

Why does it say 味が薄い instead of just スープが薄い?