How to Say ‘The ball is round.’ in Japanese
ボールは丸いです。
booru wa marui desu
[boh-roo wa mah-ROO-ee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: With い describing words, です just adds politeness, and the word doesn't change. Compare it with これは丸です, where 丸 is a noun.
Phrase Breakdown
ボール
booru
[boh-roo]
ball
In soccer practice, usually means the soccer ball. Appears constantly in instructions: ボールを見て, ボールを止めて, etc.
ボールを足のまえにおこう。
Put the ball in front of your feet.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Marks the proposed time as the topic; pronounced wa.
四時半は大丈夫です。
4:30 is okay.
丸い
marui
[mah-ROO-ee]
round
Adjective meaning circular or ball-shaped.
丸い皿を買いました。
I bought a round plate.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A polite copula often used at the end of sentences.
これはペンです。
This is a pen.
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