Breakdown of kare no koudou wa hayakatta.
はwa
topic particle
のno
possessive case particle
彼kare
he
早いhayai
fast
Questions & Answers about kare no koudou wa hayakatta.
What is the basic grammatical structure of 彼の行動は早かった?
The sentence breaks down like this:
- 彼 = he / him
- の = marks possession or connection
- 行動 = action, behavior, conduct
- は = topic marker
- 早かった = was quick / was early
So the structure is:
[彼の行動] は [早かった]
= As for his actions/behavior, they were quick
A very literal gloss would be:
his action/behavior + topic + was quick
Why is の used after 彼?
の links one noun to another. Here, it shows that 行動 belongs to or is associated with 彼.
So:
- 彼の行動 = his actions / his behavior
This is very similar to the English 's or of:
- 彼の本 = his book
- 先生の車 = the teacher's car
In this sentence, 彼の is simply modifying 行動.
Why is は used after 行動?
