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Sentence: わたしは にんにくが すきです。

👉 Meaning: I like garlic.

Breakdown ng Grammar

1. わたしは

* わたし = I / me
* は = topic particle

📌 Ang は ay hindi “is.” Ginagamit ito para sabihin kung ano ang topic ng sentence.
Dito, ang topic ay わたし (as for me).

👉 “As for me…”

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2. にんにくが

* にんにく = garlic
* が = subject particle

📌 Sa pattern na ～が すきです, ang bagay na gusto mo ang minamarkahan ng が.

So:

* にんにくが = garlic (is what I like)

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3. すきです

* すき = liked / favorite / pleasing
* です = polite ending (to be)

📌 Sa Japanese, すき is like an adjective (na-adjective), hindi verb na “to like.”

Kaya literal meaning:
👉 “Garlic is liked by me.”

Natural English:
👉 “I like garlic.”

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Pattern

A は B が すきです。
As for A, B is liked.

Examples:

* わたしは ねこが すきです。
I like cats.
* ジョーさんは サッカーが すきです。
Joe likes soccer.

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Quick Tip

Maraming beginners nagtatanong bakit hindi を.
✅ Dahil ang すき ay adjective, kaya kadalasan が ang gamit.