Breakdown of ashita wa shiken ga arimasu. dakara, konya wa hayaku nemasu.
はwa
topic particle
がga
subject particle
明日ashita
tomorrow
試験shiken
exam
Questions & Answers about ashita wa shiken ga arimasu. dakara, konya wa hayaku nemasu.
How do you read this sentence?
It is read:
あした は しけん が あります。だから、こんや は はやく ねます。
In normal Japanese writing, it would usually appear without spaces:
明日は試験があります。だから、今夜は早く寝ます。
A few useful readings here are:
- 明日 → あした
- 試験 → しけん
- 今夜 → こんや
- 早く → はやく
- 寝ます → ねます
Why are there spaces between the words here?
The spaces are just for learners. Standard Japanese normally does not use spaces between words.
So a natural written version is:
明日は試験があります。だから、今夜は早く寝ます。
Textbooks often add spaces to make the grammar easier to see.
Why is は used after 明日 and 今夜?
Here, は marks the topic.
- 明日は = as for tomorrow
- 今夜は = as for tonight
It sets the time frame for each sentence.
This is very common in Japanese. Instead of always saying a subject like I, Japanese often introduces a time or situation as the topic.
Also, with time words, は can add a slight feeling of contrast or emphasis:
- 今夜は早く寝ます = As for tonight, I’ll go to bed early
That can sound a little like at least tonight or tonight in particular.
