kono pan wa sukoshi atsui node, hanbun ni kitte tabemasu.

topic particle

Breakdown of kono pan wa sukoshi atsui node, hanbun ni kitte tabemasu.

• 食たべる: to eat
• パン: bread
• この: this

Questions & Answers about kono pan wa sukoshi atsui node, hanbun ni kitte tabemasu.

Why is は used after パン?

は marks パン as the topic: as for this bread...

In this sentence, この パン は sets up what the speaker is talking about, and the rest of the sentence gives information about it.

So the structure is roughly:

• このパンは = as for this bread
• 少し厚いので = because it is a little thick
• 半分に切って食べます = I cut it in half and eat it

Using が instead would change the nuance, but は is the most natural choice here when introducing bread as the topic.

What does この mean here, and why is it placed before パン?

この means this, and it must come directly before a noun.

So:

• この パン = this bread

You cannot use この by itself as a pronoun. If you want to say this on its own, you would use これ instead.

Compare:

• このパン = this bread
• これは = this is / as for this

What does 少し mean in this sentence?