Word
その 姉妹 は 目 が よく 似て います。sono shimai wa me ga yoku nite imasu.
Meaning
Those sisters have very similar eyes.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of sono shimai wa me ga yoku nite imasu.
はwa
topic particle
がga
subject particle
〜て いる〜te iru
progressive form
目me
eye
Questions & Answers about sono shimai wa me ga yoku nite imasu.
What does 姉妹 mean, and how is it read?
姉妹 is read しまい and means sisters.
It specifically refers to female siblings. In this sentence, it means the people being talked about are sisters, not just siblings in general.
Why does the sentence start with その?
その means something like that / those, but in Japanese it often refers to something already mentioned or known in the conversation.
So その姉妹 can mean:
- those sisters
- or sometimes just the sisters if they are already understood from context
It does not always need to sound as distant or specific as English those.
Why is は used after 姉妹?
は marks the topic of the sentence.
So その姉妹は means:
- as for those sisters
- speaking of those sisters
The sentence is setting up those sisters as the main thing being discussed, and then it says something about them.
Why is it 目が and not 目は or 目を?
