Breakdown of hanarabi ga kirei desu.
ですdesu
to be
がga
subject particle
きれいkirei
beautiful
歯並びhanarabi
tooth alignment
Questions & Answers about hanarabi ga kirei desu.
What does 歯並び mean exactly?
歯並び（はならび） literally means the arrangement/alignment of teeth.
- 歯 = tooth/teeth
- 並び = lineup, arrangement
So 歯並び is not just teeth in general. It specifically refers to how the teeth are lined up.
Why is the particle が used here?
が marks 歯並び as the subject of the sentence.
So the structure is:
- 歯並び = tooth alignment
- が = subject marker
- きれいです = is beautiful / is neat / is nice-looking
A natural literal breakdown is:
- As for the tooth alignment, it is nice/neat
In English, we often just say The teeth are nicely aligned or You have nice teeth, but Japanese often describes the alignment itself.
Why is it きれいです and not きれいなです?
