How to Say ‘The new product sold well.’ in Japanese
新しい商品がよく売れました。
atarashii shouhin ga yoku ure mashi ta
[ah-tah-rah-shee-ee SHOH-heen ga yoh-koo oo-REH mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: が marks the product as the new information, the answer to "why?". Swap in another cause: 広告がよかったです "The advertising was good."
Phrase Breakdown
新しい商品が
atarashii shouhin ga
the new product (as subject)
新しい (atarashii) means 'new'. 商品 (shouhin) means 'product'; the 'shō' is long. が (ga) marks the subject.
新しい商品が出ました。
A new product came out.
Words in this phrase
新しい
atarashii
[ah-tah-rah-shee-ee]
new
Describes something recent, different, or not previously held, such as a new role or opportunity.
新しい環境で成長したいと思っています。
I want to grow in a new environment.
商品
shouhin
[SHOH-heen]
product; merchandise
Noun for goods a company sells.
この商品は人気です。
This product is popular.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
よく売れました。
yoku ure mashi ta
sold well
よく (yoku) means 'well'. 売れました (uremashita) means 'sold' (polite past).
ケーキがよく売れました。
The cakes sold well.
Words in this phrase
よく
yoku
[yoh-koo]
well
To a high degree; thoroughly.
よくできました。
Well done.
売れ
ure
[oo-REH]
to sell (be sold)
Stem of 売れる; intransitive verb meaning something sells well.
この本はよく売れます。
This book sells well.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Indicates past tense.
彼は来た。
He came.
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