〜は〜が…は
〜は〜が…は means as for ..., but as for .... It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Use this to contrast two topics. The first は sets up one topic, and が connects it to a different or opposite statement about another topic.
Japanese sources describe it as 「二つの話題を対比する」.
〜は〜が…は examples
兄は肉が好きですが、私は魚が好きです。
My older brother likes meat, but I like fish.
この部屋は明るいですが、あの部屋は暗いです。
This room is bright, but that room is dark.
〜は〜が…は exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
母はコーヒーが好きです（ ）、父はお茶が好きです。
- が ✓
- より
- とか
- または
My mother likes coffee, but my father likes tea.
この本は高いです（ ）、あの本は安いです。
- が ✓
- しか
- ほど
- だけ
This book is expensive, but that book is cheap.
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