～は…、が・けど… : Expressing Contrasting Ideas
apprentice #25
~ 5 Minutes
Introduction
What's new and exciting!? I've got something to admit. I... I don't like ice cream. No no no. Stop right there, don't leave. I don't like ice cream, but I DO like fro-yo. Hey, what do you mean you're leaving and you're taking the kids with you? Wait! I can change! I can switch to sugar-free ice cream! Please—noooooo!
Ha ha. Today we'll be working with our old friend, the は particle, to create some contrasting ideas, opinions, and various quibbles.
I like this header, but I DON'T like this...
Structure
〜は X が・けど Y は......
Example:
→ 車はありますが、自転車はありません。
"I have a car but I don't have a bicycle.”
Well, I suppose congratulations are in order. You're about to learn your first true DOUBLE は construction. You may have encountered one of these before somewhere, but today you'll master one of their many variations. The double は is an infamous sticking point for many learners. After all, how on earth can a sentence have more than one topic? Where's the emphasis being thrown now? What's my postal code again?
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Homework (Grammar SRS)
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