kono koohii wa sukoshi usui node, gyuunyuu o irenakute mo nomemasu.

This coffee is a little weak, so I can drink it even without adding milk.

Breakdown of kono koohii wa sukoshi usui node, gyuunyuu o irenakute mo nomemasu.

• は: topic particle
• を: direct object particle
• 牛ぎゅう乳にゅう: milk
• コーヒー: coffee

Questions & Answers about kono koohii wa sukoshi usui node, gyuunyuu o irenakute mo nomemasu.

What does 薄い mean here? I thought it meant thin.

Yes, 薄い literally means thin, but with drinks like coffee, tea, soup, etc., it often means:

• weak
• watery
• not strong in flavor

So このコーヒーは少し薄い means the coffee is a little weak or a little watery, not physically thin.

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Why is it このコーヒー instead of これコーヒー or これのコーヒー?

この is a determiner, so it must come directly before a noun.

• このコーヒー = this coffee

By contrast:

• これ = this one
  You use it by itself, not directly before a noun.

So:

• これは薄いです = This one is weak
• このコーヒーは薄いです = This coffee is weak

これのコーヒー is not natural here.

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What is the role of は in コーヒーは?

は marks the topic of the sentence.

So このコーヒーは means something like:

• As for this coffee, ...
• This coffee, ...

The sentence is talking about this coffee and then saying something about it: it is a little weak, so it can be drunk without adding milk.

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