haha wa, daikon to kinoko o tsukatte, atatakai udon o tsukurimashita.

topic particle

Breakdown of haha wa, daikon to kinoko o tsukatte, atatakai udon o tsukurimashita.

• を: direct object particle
• と: noun-connector particle
• 母はは: mother

Questions & Answers about haha wa, daikon to kinoko o tsukatte, atatakai udon o tsukurimashita.

Why is は used after 母 instead of が?

は marks 母 as the topic: As for my mother, ...

That is a very natural choice here because the sentence is simply telling you what she did.

If you used が instead, it would put more focus on mother as the one who did the action, as if answering a question like Who made the udon?

• 母は = As for my mother, she made...
• 母が = My mother is the one who made...

Both can be grammatical, but は fits this neutral statement well.

Does 母 mean my mother, the mother, or just mother?

In this sentence, 母 normally means my mother.

Japanese often does not use words like my when the relationship is clear from context. Also, when talking about your own mother to other people, 母 is the usual humble/plain form.

A useful contrast:

• 母 = my mother, when referring to her from your side
• お母さん = mom / mother, often when addressing her directly or referring to someone else’s mother more politely

So here, 母は is most naturally understood as My mother...

Why is there と between 大根 and きのこ?