Word
検査 は 明日 始まります。kensa wa ashita hajimarimasu.
Meaning
The medical test starts tomorrow.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of kensa wa ashita hajimarimasu.
はwa
topic particle
明日ashita
tomorrow
始まるhajimaru
to start
検査kensa
a medical test or examination
Questions & Answers about kensa wa ashita hajimarimasu.
How do you read this sentence out loud?
It is read:
けんさ は あした はじまります。
Kensa wa ashita hajimarimasu.
A few pronunciation notes:
- 検査 = けんさ
- は is written ha, but here it is pronounced wa because it is the topic particle.
- 明日 is commonly read あした in everyday speech. In some contexts, you may also see あす.
Why is は pronounced wa instead of ha?
This is one of the first big spelling-vs-pronunciation things learners notice in Japanese.
When は is used as a particle, it is pronounced wa.
When it is part of a normal word, it is usually pronounced ha.
So in this sentence:
- 検査は = As for the examination / The examination
- the は marks 検査 as the topic of the sentence
This is just a standard rule of modern Japanese grammar.
What does the particle は do in this sentence?
