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きのこ が 入った 天ぷら は 軽くて、 祖父 も おかわりして いました。kinoko ga haitta tenpura wa karukute, sofu mo okawarishite imashita.
Meaning
Tempura with mushrooms in it is light, and my grandfather also had another serving.
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Breakdown of kinoko ga haitta tenpura wa karukute, sofu mo okawarishite imashita.
はwa
topic particle
がga
subject particle
〜て いる〜te iru
progressive form
もmo
also
Questions & Answers about kinoko ga haitta tenpura wa karukute, sofu mo okawarishite imashita.
Why is 入った in the past form before 天ぷら?
In Japanese, a verb in plain form can directly modify a noun. Here, 入った 天ぷら means tempura that had mushrooms in it or tempura with mushrooms inside.
The past form 入った does not necessarily mean the whole sentence is “in the past” in the English sense. In a noun-modifying clause, it often describes a completed state:
- きのこが入った天ぷら = tempura that contains mushrooms / tempura with mushrooms in it
It is similar to how English might say the tempura that had mushrooms in it, even if the main point is simply describing what kind of tempura it was.
Why is the particle が used in きのこが入った instead of を?
Because 入る is an intransitive verb.
- 入る = to enter, to be contained, to go in
- 入れる = to put something in
So:
- きのこが入った = mushrooms went in / mushrooms were inside
- きのこを入れた = someone put mushrooms in
In this sentence, the focus is on the tempura having mushrooms in it, not on who added them, so が is natural.
What exactly is きのこが入った天ぷら? Is it just mushroom tempura?
