The dogs are big in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

いぬは おおきい です。
(inu wa ookii desu)

This sentence is structured as follows:

1. いぬ (inu): The subject of the sentence, meaning "dog."
2. は (wa): The topic particle, indicating that "dog" is the topic of the sentence.
3. おおきい (ookii): The adjective meaning "big."
4. です (desu): The copula, which makes the sentence polite and translates loosely to "is."

### Tips to Remember:
– いぬ (inu): Remembering that "inu" means "dog" can be helped by associating it with common dog names like "InuYasha."
– は (wa) as a topic particle: Although written as "ha," it is pronounced "wa" when used as a topic marker.
– おおきい (ookii): The repetition of "o" can help you remember the adjective means "big."
– です (desu): Politeness marker often used at the end of sentences.

### Alternate Ways to Say "The Dogs are Big":
1. 犬は大きい (です)。
(Inu wa ookii desu.)
– Without the polite "です" but still understood as "The dog is big."

2. 犬が大きいです。
(Inu ga ookii desu.)
– Using が (ga) which can also indicate the subject more explicitly.

3. 犬たちは大きいです。
(Inu-tachi wa ookii desu.)
– "犬たち (inu-tachi)" is a way to pluralize "dogs."

4. 犬たちが大きいです。
(Inu-tachi ga ookii desu.)
– Using the plural form with the subject marker が (ga).

5. 犬は大きな (おおきな) です。
(Inu wa ookina desu.)
– Using "大きな" (ookina) as an alternative adjective form.

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