How to Say ‘The Bible is a book.’ in Japanese
聖書は本です。
seisho wa hon desu
[say-sho wa hon dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [は] marks the topic: “[聖書]” is what we are talking about. The pattern [A は B です] is one of the most basic Japanese sentence forms.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese often states topics first, then comments on them. This topic-comment style is a key rhythm of the language.
Phrase Breakdown
聖書
seisho
[say-sho]
Bible
The Christian holy book.
聖書は世界でよく読まれています。
The Bible is widely read in the world.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Particle that marks what the sentence is about; written は but pronounced wa.
私は学生です。
I am a student.
本
hon
[hon]
book
A book; here it identifies what something is.
本を一冊買いました。
I bought one book.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
Polite copula used to make a statement.
これは便利です。
This is convenient.
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