How to Say ‘This car is’ in Japanese
この車は
kono kuruma wa
[kono kuruma wa]
💬 Usage Tip: [は] is written [は] but here it is said (wa). In phrases like [この車は], it marks the topic: "as for this car..."
Phrase Breakdown
この
kono
[kono]
this
A demonstrative used for something near the speaker.
この車は古いです。
This car is old.
車
kuruma
[kuruma]
car; vehicle
Means a car or vehicle; in this context, the taxi.
この車は現金だけです。
This vehicle is cash only.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Marks what the sentence is talking about.
この車は現金だけです。
This vehicle is cash only.
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