Word
来客 が ある ので、 お茶 を 用意して おきます。raikyaku ga aru node, ocha o youishite okimasu.
Meaning
Because we are having guests, I will prepare tea in advance.
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Breakdown of raikyaku ga aru node, ocha o youishite okimasu.
をo
direct object particle
がga
subject particle
お茶ocha
tea
のでnode
reason particle
Questions & Answers about raikyaku ga aru node, ocha o youishite okimasu.
What does 来客 mean here, and how is it read?
来客 is read らいきゃく.
It means a visitor or visitors/guests coming over. In this sentence, it does not strongly focus on one specific person; it can simply mean we’re having company or there will be guests.
So 来客がある is a set-like expression meaning something like:
- There will be visitors
- We have guests coming
- We’re expecting company
Why is it 来客がある and not 来客はある?
が marks 来客 as the thing that exists or occurs.
With ある, が is very common because the sentence is saying that the event/state of having visitors exists:
- 来客がある = There are visitors / We have visitors coming
If you used は, it would sound more contrastive or topic-marking, as if you were setting visitors up as the topic in contrast with something else. In a normal sentence like this, が is the natural choice.
Why is ある used for visitors? Aren’t people usually with いる?
