kore wa shuuzouhin desu.

this

Breakdown of kore wa shuuzouhin desu.

• は: topic particle
• です: to be
• 収蔵品しゅうぞうひん: the museum collection item

Questions & Answers about kore wa shuuzouhin desu.

How do you read これは収蔵品です?

It is read:

これは しゅうぞうひん です。
Romanization: Kore wa shūzōhin desu.

A few reading notes:

• これ = kore
• は is written ha, but here it is pronounced wa because it is the topic particle
• 収蔵品 = しゅうぞうひん (shūzōhin)
• です = desu

Why is は pronounced wa instead of ha?

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced wa, not ha.

So in this sentence:

• これ = this
• は = topic marker, pronounced wa
• 収蔵品です = is a collection item / is an item in the collection

This is a very common point in Japanese:

• はな = hana = flower/nose, depending on kanji
• これは = kore wa, because は is a particle

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