ใ (Subject/Existence Marker)
Core / Particle
๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ)
๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ)
ใใใใฏใๅไฝ(ใฉใใ)ใใใไบบใใใใใซๅญๅจ(ใใใใ)ใใใใฎใใใณใใคใณใใงๆ(ใ)ใ่จ่ใงใใใ่ชฐใ๏ผใใไฝใ๏ผใใใฏใฃใใใใใพใใ
“GA” identifies the Subject specifically. It marks WHO is doing the action or WHAT exists.
ใใใ (GA) = Subject Marker / Identifier Pin.
Structure = [Subject] ใ [Verb/Adjective].
๐ Layer B: Deepening (ๆทฑๆใ)
๐ก Raya’s Hack (ๆป็ฅๆณ)
ใ่ชฐ(ใ ใ)ใใใไฝ(ใชใซ)ใใใจ่(ใ)ใใใใใๅฟ (ใใชใ)ใใใใใง็ญ(ใใ)ใใใ๏ผๆฐ(ใใใ)ใใๆ ๅ ฑ(ใใใใปใ)ใซใฏใใใใไฝฟ(ใคใ)ใใฎใใซใผใซใ ใใ
If asked “Who?” or “What?”, you MUST answer with “GA”! Use “GA” when introducing new information.
๐ง Joy’s Mistake (ใใใใ้้ใ)
Scene: Seeing a cat for the first time.
Joy: ใใ๏ผ ็ซ(ใญใ) ใฏ ใใพใ๏ผใ
(Ah! Neko wa imasu!)
โ Wrong!
Why?
ใใใใปใใ๏ผๅญๅจ๏ผใใฎๅใฏใๆฎ้(ใตใคใ)ใใใใไฝฟใใพใใใ็ซใใใพใใใ่ช็ถใงใใ
For existence (imasu/arimasu), we usually use “GA”. “Neko ga imasu” is the natural way to say “There is a cat”.
๐ฅ Layer C: Practice Loop
Now itโs time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!
Level 1: Basic
Q1. Neko ___ imasu. (There is a cat.)
(Neko ga imasu.)
Q2. Pen ___ arimasu. (There is a pen.)
(Pen ga arimasu.)
Q3. Dare ___ kimasu ka. (Who is coming?)
(Dare ga kimasu ka?)
Q4. Ame ___ furimasu. (It rains / Rain falls.)
(Ame ga furimasu.)
Q5. Ken-san ___ imasu. (Ken is there.)
(Ken-san ga imasu.)
Level 2: Advanced
Q6. ่ชฐ(ใ ใ) ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ้ฃในใพใใใ(Who will eat?)
(Dare ga tabemasu ka?)
Q7. (New Info) ใใใใน ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ๆฅ(ใ)ใพใใใ(Ah, the bus came!)
(Basu ga kimashita. *Noticing something new*)
Q8. ็ง(ใใใ)ใฎ ้จๅฑ(ใธใ)ใซ ใใฌใ ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ ใใใพใใ(There is a TV in my room.)
(…terebi ga arimasu.)
Q9. Translate: “Who is Ken?”
(Dare ga Ken-san desu ka?)
Q10. Translate: “I will go.” (Emphasizing *I* am the one who will go)
(Watashi ga ikimasu.)




