2.1 比較・対比: N1 は～が、N2は～ [N1 is… but N2 is…]

この市にはお年寄りのホームは多いですが、病院は少ないです。

In this city, there are many homes for the elderly but few hospitals.

這個城市有很多養老院，但是醫院很少。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この市	kono-shi	subject	this city
には	ni wa	particles	location marker
お年寄りのホーム	o-toshiyori-no-ho-mu	modifiers	elderly home
は	wa	particles	topic marker
多いです	o-i-desu	predicate	is many
が	ga	particles	conjunction
病院	byo-in	subject	hospital
は	wa	particles	topic marker
少ないです	sukunai-desu	predicate	is few

I have already read this book, but I haven’t read that book yet.

我已經讀過這本書，但那本書還沒有。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この本	kono-hon	subject	this book
もう	mo	modifiers	already
読みました	yomi-mashi-ta	predicate	read
が	ga	particles	subject marker
あの本	ano-hon	subject	that book
まだ	mada	modifiers	still
です	desu	predicate	is

I often use a mobile phone, but I hardly use the phone at home.

我經常使用手機，但家裏的電話幾乎不用。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたし	watashi	subject	I
は	wa	particles	topic marker
携帯電話	keitai-denwa	modifiers	mobile phone
よく	yoku	modifiers	often
使います	tsukai-masu	predicate	use
が	ga	particles	conjunction
うちの電話	uchi-no-denwa	modifiers	my phone
は	wa	particles	topic marker
ほとんど	hotondo	modifiers	hardly
使いません	tsukai-mase-n	predicate	use

There are many books on the desk, but there aren’t many bookshelves.

桌子上有很多書，但書架上卻沒有很多書。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
つくえ	tsuku-e	subject	desk
には	ni wa	particles	topic marker
本	hon	modifiers	book
が	ga	particles	subject marker
たくさん	takusan	modifiers	many
ある	aru	predicate	exist
が	ga	particles	conjunction
本だなには	hon-da-nani-wa	modifiers	not many
あまり	amari	modifiers	not much
ない	nai	predicate	not exist

I go to the library by bicycle, but I walk to school.

我騎自行車去圖書館，但是步行去學校。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
図書館へ	toshokan-e	modifiers	to the library
は	wa	particles	topic marker
自転車で	jitensha-de	modifiers	by bicycle
行きます	iki-masu	predicate	go
が	ga	particles	subject marker
学校へ	gakko—e	modifiers	to school
は	wa	particles	topic marker
歩いて	arui-te	modifiers	by walking
行きます	iki-masu	predicate	go